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Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence

Country: England & Wales
Hearing Date: 24 August 2015
Court Location: Guildford Crown Court
Judge: Judge Neil Stewart
Case Number: T20150116
Name: Data Anonymised
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Co-Defendant/s: No

Offence/s

Offence: Unauthorised acts with intent to impair, or with recklessness as to impairing, operation of computer or creating risk of serious damage [4 counts]
Sentence: Custodial immediate

Sentencing Details

Total Sentence: 1 Year 6 Months
Likely Release / Eligibility Date: 25/5/2016
Sentenced Upon: Guilty Plea
Distinguishing Features / Details: He pleaded guilty to unauthorised acts with intent to impair, or with recklessness as to impairing, computer operation in May 2014. He had set up the company (Esselar) with two other men in 2009 but sold his shares (in the company) in 2013 after a falling out. He hacked into his former company's system over a five month period. He caused the company to loose revenue from a contract with insurance company Aviva (to run its security network) by hacking into phones belonging to the company. He also rejected employees expense claims and replaced their twitter account image in order to damage their reputation.

The judge said: "You parted on terms and in circumstances that left you nursing resentment. The prosecution describe these offences as revenge... it was plainly borne of your resentment"
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Legal Teams & Authorities

Chambers: The 36 Group - 36 Bedford Row
Barrister: Kevin James Barry
Authority: CPS Surrey
Chambers: 6 Kings Bench Walk Chambers - 6KBW College Hill
Barrister: Fiona Elizabeth Alexander
Police Area: Surrey Police

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