P2P ID Thief Gets 51-Month Prison Sentence
Paul Shukovsky writes on The Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
A Seattle man was sentenced to 51 months in prison Monday for using file-sharing software to steal people's identities and buy merchandise under their names.More here.
Calling Gregory Kopiloff a "highwayman in the virtual world," U.S. District Judge James Robart declined a defense recommendation for a two-year sentence.
"This sort of activity is not going to be tolerated," Robart said.
Kopiloff pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, mail fraud and accessing a protected computer without authorization to further fraud.
He victimized more than 50 people and caused about $70,000 in losses, according to court records.
posted by Fergie @ 3/17/2008 10:26:00 PM
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