Chicago super-hacker rousted from prison for grand jury grilling

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https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-super-hacker-rousted-from-prison-for-grand-jury-grilling/5512882/

By Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff
ABC7Chicago.com
September 3, 2019

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A convicted hacker from Glendale Heights who's serving 10 
years in prison for breaking into corporate and government computer systems has 
been summoned to appear in front of a federal grand jury in Virginia.

Supporters of Jeremy Hammond, an idolized member of the Anonymous hacking 
group, say that prosecutors want Hammond to testify against his will to a grand 
jury in Alexandria.

Hammond disciples believe the subpoena is related to a federal investigation of 
WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. The appearance is apparently set for 
next Tuesday.

Assange is under indictment in Alexandria and the U.S. is seeking extradition. 
The Hammond development would suggest U.S. Justice Department officials may be 
considering additional charges against Assange.

Although authorities have not commented, and grand jury proceedings are secret, 
Hammond was unexpectedly moved last weekend from a federal prison in Memphis, 
Tennessee where he had been serving his sentence. He is now at a U.S. Bureau of 
Prisons processing center in Oklahoma City, a waypoint for federal inmates who 
are being transferred. Hammond's next stop would be a facility in Alexandria, 
Virginia for his grand jury appearance.

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