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Romanian Hacker 'Guccifer' Sentenced To 52 Months In US Prison (reuters.com)
Romanian hacker "Guccifer" who targeted high-profile US politicians has been sentenced for 52 months in prison. Guccifer, whose real name is Marcel Lazar, pleaded guilty in May on charges of aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access of a computer. Lazar targeted former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the Bush family and was arrested on hacking charges in Romania in 2014 and was sentenced four years. He was extradited to the U.S. to face charges in March 2016. Reuters adds: Lazar has said in interviews he breached Clinton's private server at her home in Chappaqua, New York, but law enforcement and national security officials say that claim is meritless. Lazar is believed to have hacked into email accounts of about 100 victims between 2012 and 2014. They include prominent political figures such as former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a relative of former President George W. Bush and Sidney Blumenthal, a former Clinton White House aide and an unofficial adviser to Clinton. Clinton is now the Democratic nominee for president. Lazar leaked online memos Blumenthal sent Clinton that were addressed to her private email account, which was used during her time as secretary of state to conduct both personal and work business in lieu of a government account.
Sieg Hill!
Nope?
This guy did commit crimes. He also committed them against powerful people. It's not at all surprising he's going to be spending a fair bit of time in prison. The interesting part is more in regards to the extradition, and possibly that he didn't suffer an "accident" on his way to the US for trial.
But the NSA is doing it for your own good, see?
He may be guilty under our legal system, but as many people are starting to understand a legal system and a justice system are not the same thing. If we had a justice system, the Bushes and Clintons would be in prison and Guccifer would be free. People like this should be considered heroes for exposing the criminals that lay claim to positions of leadership. The legal (not justice) system that those criminal leaders have set up are designed to keep themselves wealthy and powerful, and people like Snowden and Guccifer threaten their wealth and power.
Yes, it is one thing when the elected officials of a country ask you to do it within your own borders, quite another when one member of a foreign government asks you to do it against a different government
or is that just too hard for people to understand?
I believe this is the first time I've every heard of "aggravated" identity theft. Did he have a knife in his hand while doing this? Of course being the person he targeted, I'm surprised he didn't get charged with "aggravated attempted assassination" and "1st degree capital fraud".
and does Comey just resign or will he be investigated too?
Don't mess with powerful people.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
The government writes its own rules for itself. The rules you and I have to follow do not apply to government agencies.
The US military even operates its own court system that isn't based on Constitutional law. If you had any doubts of there being under a separate system.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
Trump's RICO trial is moving forward. But it's just a civil trial, there won't be any consequences that would prevent him from being President.
“Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
"aggravated attempted character assassination"
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When you say "an unoffical advisor to Clinton", be sure to indicate *WHICH* Clinton. You know, cuz, there was a President with that name too.
Not a hacker - but I suppose "Person who took an educated guess at the shitty passwords of powerful people" shows that powerful people are dumb when it comes to their personal digital security.
Guccifer exposes Hillary's illegal email server and goes to jail for it.
Hilary gets off Scott Free.
BTW, Comey said "Leeeeave Hillary Alllloneeee" because there were more appropriate administrative punishments available.
And? What were they? Were the ever applied?
It's 'kinda worse than that.
Hillary Clinton sent classified E-mails after leaving the state department, after the FBI concluded its investigation more deleted E-mails turned up that they should have been given, even more E-mails turned up that should have matched the FBI search terms Hillary was given.
(Also, Bill Clinton used tax dollars to subsidize the private E-mail server and pay for employees at the Clinton foundation.)
Looking at the media reports, things like Sigh. Yet Another Non-Scandal at the Clinton Foundation come up.
Nothing to see here, no smoking gun. She wasn't indicted, so let's leave her alone.
That's correct. When joining the armed services you have given up several of your rights. The government can send you dangerous places and ask that you risk your life; you do not have freedom of speech, nor of assembly.
As far as military tribunals - they do operate out of bounds of the constitution. The Constitution only applies to areas that are part of the US; so military actions taking place out side of the US are outside the purview of the Constitution. (Assuming that Congress has authorized force and that the President is in command of said military forces.)
If you're scared of your govt then you need to further restrict its powers
Vote 3rd Party in 2016 and beyond
The first sentence of the ARSTechnica article by David Kravets with the same headline reads-
"The Romanian hacker who helped expose Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of private e-mail as secretary of state was sentenced Thursday to 52 months in prison in connection to an admission that he broke into about 100 Americans' mail accounts."
Talk about a wicked psyop. It paints the picture that Hillary's use of private e-mail was a secret of some kind. I wonder how many hundreds or thousands of people she communicated with via that e-mail account who therefore knew of the activity long before any hackerZ came into the picture. That's an amazing conspiracy to have kept under everyone's radar for so many years. Or it's a political smear.
The US military even operates its own court system that isn't based on Constitutional law. If you had any doubts of there being under a separate system.
And all this statement really says is you never had the balls to actually serve your country. First week of basic you get a history lesson on why the military is different than civilian life. I get it, though... you're just someone who doesn't want any of the responsibilities that come with the freedoms you're using, and you've never sacrificed a single thing for this country.
Fascism: An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. See also: NAZI's
Aaron Schwartz was up for far more jail time, for a crime that wasn't really a crime.
The last "fighters for freedom" went home after WWII. Every other action since has been a sacrifice for the oligarchy. So thank you for your service and protecting my right to buy Chinese shit at walmart. And thank you for becoming police officers after your triumphant return and beating our asses + writing us tickets. SO much freedom.
Have they quit teaching about assumptions in basic? When you assume, you are making an ASS out of U or ME.
The claim he had breached Clinton's server is meritless? Is it because they need no breach to avoid indict Clinton about careless classified material handling?
I've read that the currently active hacker Guccifer 2.0 is not the same person as Guccifer. Therefore, we can expect more mischief from 2.0.
This kind of sentencing is extraordinary especially in light of other recent verdicts and sentencing.
think before you write, it'll save me moderator points.
Right after the Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld ones. A week from Never.
Only crack the nuts that crack. You don't put the ones that don't crack in the sack.
... he would have been out in 3 months.
How the fuck did this get upvoted? I thought we were a Hillary witch trial house now? WTF?