Conor Brian Fitzpatrick Re-Sentenced: Three years in prison plus 20 years supervised release for former BreachForums owner

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka “Pompompurin” was re-sentenced today in federal court in Virginia.

The government had sought a prison sentence of at least 188 months for the former owner of the original BreachForums, while the defense sought probation with weekend jail time for a year.

Judge Leonie Brinkema, who had previously sentenced Fitzpatrick to time served plus 20 years supervised release with special conditions, re-sentenced Fitzpatrick after the Fourth Circuit vacated her original sentence as being unreasonable in light of the seriousness of his crimes and the need to send a message of deterrence to others.

Today, Fitzpatrick was sentenced to:

• 36 months in prison with credit for time served. This term consists of 36 months as to Count 1, 2, and 3, to be served concurrently. Fitzpatrick could have been sentenced to up to 20 years for the child pornography charge (Count 3) alone.
• 20 year supervised release term imposed with the same conditions previously imposed. This term consists of 2 years supervised release term as to counts 1 and 2, and a 20 year supervised release term as to count 3, to be served concurrently.
• Fitzpatrick will shall serve his prison sentence at FCI Danbury Low. He shall be enrolled in the Skills Program.
• Fitzpatrick was placed on personal recognizance bond until he surrenders for service of sentence (Order to follow).

FCI Danbury Low is a low security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp in Danbury, Connecticut. It is not far from Fitzpatrick’s family, which will make it easier for them to visit him and support him.

The minutes of the hearing (below) do not mention any mental health services, but there may clarification in the order that will follow.

At this time, DataBreaches does not know why Judge Brinkema sentenced Fitzpatrick to 36 months in prison with credit for time served. It is a lot more than her previous sentence that involved no prison time, but it is still a significantly lower sentence than the sentencing guidelines would suggest.

See this site’s past coverage of the case by following the links below.