LulzSec turncoat 'Sabu' dodges sentencing for second time

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3428143/lulzsec-turncoat-sabu-dodges-sentencing-for-second-time/

By John E Dunn
Techworld
22 February 2013

Former LulzSec hacktivist turned supergrass ‘Sabu’ has dodged sentencing for a 
second time, presumably as a reward for his past or continued cooperation with 
the US Government.

Sabu, or Hector Xavier Monsegur to give his full name, was originally due to be 
sentenced last August on 12 counts of federal computer crime and hacking but 
was unexpectedly granted a six-month adjournment.

The latest sentencing delay in the New York court means Monsegur will now 
finally be sentenced a year later, in August 2013, although no date has yet 
been set.

Having pleaded guilty, in theory Monsegur faces a maximum of 124 years in 
prison but few believe it likely he will face even a fraction of that jail time

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