Hacker Gets 3 Years for 911 SWAT'ing
A computer hacker from Washington state was sentenced to three years in prison for placing a phony 911 call that led a SWAT team to storm a family home at gunpoint.More here.
It marked the first prosecution in Orange County for a prank known as "swatting" that involves sending SWAT teams on wild goose chases, county district attorney's spokeswoman Farrah Emami said Thursday.
Randal T. Ellis, 19, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court to five felony counts, including computer access and fraud, false imprisonment by violence and falsely reporting a crime.
He was given prison time and ordered to pay $14,765 in restitution, most of which will go to the county Sheriff's Department.
posted by Fergie @ 3/27/2008 07:02:00 PM
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