DDoS’er Convicted to 5 Years Jail
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006Jeanson James Ancheta, 20, of Downey, California, of which we reported about his arrest here, and him pleading guilty here, has heard his sentence from United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles.
Judge Klausner, who characterized Ancheta’s crimes as “extensive, serious and sophisticated,” has sentenced him to 57 months in jail. After he completes his jail time, he will serve three years of supervised release. In this time his access to computers and the Internet will be limited. He will also have to pay 15000$ USD damages to the Weapons Division of the United States Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake and the Defense Information Systems Agency, and all his profits from the activities including a BMW have been forfeited.
