←back to thread

Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

(www.wired.com)
242 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
Show context
tbrownaw ◴[18 Nov 24 02:43 UTC] No.42169273[source]▶
It looks like the 20 years is a theoretical maximum. Isn't it pretty rare for anyone to ever get the maximum sentence?
replies(1): >>42169294 #
1. tptacek ◴[18 Nov 24 02:46 UTC] No.42169294[source]▶
Yes. He's being sentenced as a juvenile, which will further complicate (and likely mitigate) his sentence.

If I had to guess, he'll do a couple years.