U.S. Navy Computer System Damaged, Former Contractor Sentenced
Richard Sylvestre, 43, of Boylston, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $25,007 in restitution, upon his conviction for damaging protected United States Navy computers. Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after Sylvestre was sentenced by United States District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith.More here.
Sylvestre, a former Navy contractor, previously pled guilty on September 20, 2006 to intentionally damaging a Navy computer network used in furtherance of national security. This network was located at the United States Navy European Planning and Operations Command Center (NEPOCC) in Naples, Italy, where Sylvestre worked as one of three systemadministrators. In this role, Sylvestre helped to oversee the daily operation of a computer systemused to track and plot the locations of ships, submarines, and underwater obstructions within areas covered by the Navy’s European Command.
posted by Fergie @ 4/10/2007 02:34:00 PM
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