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News Burst: Hacker Justin Petersen sentenced

Notorious hacker and self-proclaimed FBI informant Justin Tanner Petersen has pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release from prison. At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday, Judge Stephen V.
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Notorious hacker and self-proclaimed FBI informant Justin Tanner Petersen has pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release from prison. At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday, Judge Stephen V. Wilson sentenced Petersen to a term of five months incarceration. Petersen is also required to pay approximately $39,000 (£23,780) in restitution for his former crimes.

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