A cyberpirate accused of organizing one of the largest cases of stolen identity information on the history of the United States agreed Friday to plead guilty and spend 25 years in federal prison for his crimes.
Albert Gonzalez of Miami, was charged in federal court in New York and Boston to conspiracy, fraud through electronic communications and aggravated identity theft. Official documents submitted in federal court in Boston indicate that Gonzalez, 28, agreed to plead guilty to 19 counts and join the two cases in federal court in Massachusetts.
Remain outstanding charges against Gonzalez in New Jersey, but they are not part of the agreement reached with prosecutors.
The Miami man is accused of obtaining the magnetic encoding of credit and debit cards of more than 170 million accounts. Agents said that Gonzalez was the leader of a group that attacked large companies such as T. J. Maxx, Barnes and Noble, Sports Authority and OfficeMax, among others.
The Gonzalez's Miami lawyer, Rene Palomino son could not be reached Friday by The Associated Press for comment, he told the AP on Thursday that his client was "extremely sorry for what happened."
The agreement reached on Friday on charges in New York and Massachusetts said that Gonzalez will be imprisoned from 15 to 25 years. If it had been tried and convicted on all charges contained in the agreement and sentenced to the maximum penalty would have received a sentence of several hundred years.
Gonzalez also lose the right to their computers, condominium, car and cash, agents seized $ 1.1 million buried in the backyard of his parents. His bride must return a ring from Tiffany Gonzalez gave him, while his father and friends have to return them gave Rolex watches.
It will also have restrictions on the use of computers and internet for five years after his release und
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