Justin faces up to five years in prison; sentencing scheduled for 12 May 2017

Computer science student Justin Liverman, who was arrested by the FBI in September on suspicion of involvement with Crackas with Attitude (CWA), has signed a plea agreement. CWA claimed to have accessed emails from the AOL account of CIA Director John Brennan in late 2015, which were later published by WikiLeaks as the Brennan emails.

Justin is one of five individuals arrested on suspicion of involvement with CWA, and one of two – both US nationals – to face likely charges under the notorious Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Justin was scheduled for indictment in the Eastern District of Virginia on 28 December 2016. Working with his legal team of Tor Ekeland, Jay Leiderman and Marina Medvin, he instead opted for an agreement in which he pleads guilty to one felony count of conspiracy in return for a reduced sentence. The agreement stipulates that CWA caused 1.5M USD of damage, with $95,000 of that due to Justin.

Justin still faces a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment and likely restitution payments. His sentencing hearing will be held on 12 May at 9AM.

Sarah Harrison, Acting Director of Courage, said