Conor Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in stolen personally identifying information, fraudulent solicitation of personally identifying information, and possession of child pornography. While released on bond awaiting sentencing, Fitzpatrick violated his conditions of release by secretly downloading a virtual private network and accessing the Internet without his probation officer's knowledge. At sentencing, the district court calculated Fitzpatrick’s advisory Guidelines sentencing range to be 188 to 235 months’ imprisonment but sentenced him to a 17-day time-served term of imprisonment, citing his autism spectrum disorder and youth.
After an appeal by the United States the original owner of BreachForums Conor Brian Fitzpatrick has had his sentence of 20 years of supervised release vacated and will be resentenced:
After an appeal by the United States the original owner of BreachForums Conor Brian Fitzpatrick has had his sentence of 20 years of supervised release vacated and will be resentenced: