As we posted previously here on CDFreaks about the jail sentence of a Drink Or Die groupmember,The leader of the warez release group has now beeing sentenced for 4 years.
In U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., John Sankus, Jr., 28, of Philadelphia, was handed a 46-month sentence on a single felony count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. |
Sankus, who pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 22, is the second of eight DrinkOrDie associates to be sentenced. Former Symantec engineer Barry Erickson, 35, of Eugene, Ore., on May 2 was given a 33-month term after pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate copyright law.
John Sankus and his techno-gang operated in the faceless world of the Internet and thought they would never be caught," McNulty said in a news release. "They were wrong. These sentences, and those to follow, should send a message to others entertaining similar beliefs of invincibility."
Using the screen nickname eriFlleH - HellFire spelled backwards - Sankus supervised the operation made up of 65 members from at least 12 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
My opinion is that this sentence is a little to much for spreading software but the big $$ is playing a big part in this case. You can read the full story here...
Source: NewsBytes.com
