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Hacker pleads guilty to data theft

Ringleader in huge computer breach case faces up to 25 years

Posted: September 12, 2009 at 3:47 a.m.

A computer hacker who was once a federal informant and was a driving force behind one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to prison for up to 25 years.

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Business, Pages 33, 38 on 09/12/2009

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