Hacker sentenced for credit card numbers theft

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Sat, 2010-03-27 07:06

The sentence imposed Friday on Albert Gonzalez will run concurrently with a 20-year sentence he received Thursday in two other cases. That means the 28-year-old Miami man will not have to serve any serve any significant additional prison time.
The one-time federal informant pleaded guilty in all three cases last fall. Friday's sentence involved the theft of card numbers from Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain, 7-Eleven, and Heartland.
Prosecutors said Gonzalez led a group of professional hackers and identity thieves that sold stolen numbers and withdrew other people's money from ATMs.

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