Andre Yoskowitz
10 Mar 2012 12:16
According to unsealed court documents, Hector Xavier Monsegur aka "Sabu," was not only a top hacker but also a drug dealer who carried around an armed gun.
Earlier in the week it was revealed that Sabu has been working with the government since August, in secret, collecting information to arrest the other members of the team that caused havoc and headlines for a brief period in 2011. Last summer, Sabu plead guilty to 12 counts of conspiracy, computer hacking, aggravated identity theft, and bank fraud.
Among Sabu's past crimes included illegal handgun possession and two attempts to sell over 1 pound of marijuana. Additionally, the hacker was about to be evicted from his apartment in a housing project on the lower east side of Manhattan after two years of legal proceedings. Sabu "has not been a legal tenant in good standing," read the statement.
On top of all the other charges, the hacker is also facing a misdemeanor charge for impersonating a federal agent. The case is likely to be thrown out however, given the circumstances and his work as an informant.
Finally, the government has dropped charges against Sabu that including "gun possession, purchasing stolen jewelry and electronics, running up $15,000 on a former employer's credit card, referring people seeking prescription pain pills to illegal drug suppliers and hacking into the website of an online casino."
Even with his work for the FBI, Sabu is likely to see 2 years in prison, however, which is a substantial drop from the possible 122 years he was facing.