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October 29, 2008
New Yorker Charged in National Identity Theft Case for Allegedly Providing “Sniffer” Program
The United States Attorney’s Office and the Secret Service jointly announced today that twenty- five year old Stephen Watt from New York has been charged in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts with conspiracy. Watt is alleged to have provided a “Sniffer Program” used by members of the conspiracy to steal debit and credit card information from corporate computer networks. Watt –if convicted- could be sentenced up to five years in prison, three years post release supervision and fined $250,000. The United States Attorney Office’s press release correctly points out that the charges are merely allegations and Watt is to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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