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Government Seeks Seven-Month Sentence – Time Served – for LulzSec Leader ‘Sabu’

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Dissent

Kim Zetter reports:

As a reward for his extensive cooperation helping prosecutors hunt down his fellow hackers, the government is seeking time served for the long-awaited sentencing of top LulzSec leader Hector Xavier Monsegur, also known as “Sabu.”

After delaying his sentencing for nearly three years, the government has asked a federal court to sentence Monsegur to time served — just seven months — calling him an “extremely valuable and productive cooperator” in a document that details for the first time his extensive cooperation.

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