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Latvian Hacker Deniss Calovskis Sentenced to Time Served

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Dissent

Nicole Hong reports that Deniss Calovskis, who pleaded guilty in September, when he finally faced charges in the U.S. after a long and complex extradition battle, has been sentenced to time served.  Calovskis was extradited to the U.S. from Latvia in February.

A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Latvian computer hacker to the 21 months he has already spent in prison, a ruling that highlighted the challenges judges face when deciding the appropriate punishment for cybercrimes.

Prosecutors accused Deniss Calovskis, 30 years old, of developing some of the code for the so-called Gozi virus, which officials have described as one of the most financially destructive computer viruses in history.

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