Madonna Phone Hacker Sentenced to 14 Months in Jail

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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/madonna-phone-hacker-sentenced-to-14-months-in-jail-20150709

By Kory Grow
Rolling Stone
July 9, 2015

The Israeli man who was indicted on four charges of cyber crimes in 
association with hacking into Madonna's songs and leaking Rebel Heart 
tracks before the record's release has been sentenced to 14 months in 
jail. Adi Lederman accepted a plea bargain with a Tel Aviv Magistrate's 
Court in forming his sentence on Thursday, according to The Jerusalem 
Post. The man was also fined NIS 15,000 (approximately US $4,000)

Lederman, who'd gained fame in 2012 with an audition for the Israeli 
analog to American Idol, was accused of leaking demos and in-progress 
versions of the singer's tunes online in December 2014. Madonna reacted by 
releasing six songs from the LP and putting out the album earlier than she 
had intended.

The man was arrested in January, and the country's authorities said they 
believed he had also hacked into the personal computers of other 
celebrities. "I am profoundly grateful to the FBI, the Israeli police 
investigators and anyone else who helped lead to the arrest of this 
hacker," Madonna wrote on Facebook at the time. "Like any citizen, I have 
the right to privacy. This invasion into my life – creatively, 
professionally, and personally – remains a deeply devastating and hurtful 
experience, as it must be for all artists who are victims of this type of 
crime."

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