The 23-year-old who hacked dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts and conducted a Bitcoin scheme pleaded guilty to seven charges filed against him.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the DOJ’s Criminal Division said in the release, “Like many criminal actors, O’Connor tried to stay anonymous by using a computer to hide behind stealth accounts and aliases from outside the United States. But this plea shows that our investigators and prosecutors will identify, locate, and bring to justice such criminals to ensure they face the consequences for their crimes.
As part of his guilty plea, O’Connor agreed to pay restitution to all victims and forfeit just over $794,000. He will be sentenced on June 23 in a New York district court.“Today’s guilty plea is confirmation that the FBI’s strategy to counter cybercrime is working.
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