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emailCourt of Public Opinion: What Sentence Would You Give $36 Million Credit Card Hacker?
Posted on Thursday, July 14th, 2011 by Elaine Rigoli
The sentencing hearing for an accused hacker is scheduled for July 22, and we’d like to hear what type of punishment you think is fair for the man accused of possessing more than 675,000 stolen credit card numbers. Credit card companies have identified tens of thousands of fraudulent transactions using the card numbers found in his possession, totaling more than $36 million. According to the Department of Justice, the maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Do you think that’s lenient, fair, or excessive?
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