[Update 6:53pm CT: We originally reported that the laptops were hidden in a dishwasher, but a reader pointed out on Twitter that the original court documents refer to a "lower corner cabinet." We regret the error.]

Back in January 2013, former self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesperson Barrett Brown was charged for the third time in four months on federal criminal charges.

As we previously reported, Brown was initially arrested and taken into custody in September 2012 after allegedly threatening an FBI agent. In December 2012, he was indicted by a federal grand jury for trafficking “stolen authentication features,” as well as "access device fraud" and “aggravated identity theft.”

The third charge involved one count of “concealment of evidence” and one count of “corrupting concealing evidence.” In October 2012, the Dallas Observer cited a “source” who said that Brown’s laptop was hidden among his mother’s dishes. The new indictment also points to someone who seems to have "aided and abetted" this concealment under the initials “KM.”

That KM turns out to be his own mother, Karen Lancaster McCutchin. On Friday, McCutchin was sentenced to six months probation and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to helping her son hide the laptops from the FBI.

"My better judgment was clouded by my maternal instinct," McCutchin said, according to an account by the Associated Press.

The Free Barrett Brown group lauded the judge’s “leniancy” but also said that “we condemn the sentence and case against Karen McCutchin as a whole, as a dangerous excursion and infringement upon rights. There can be no real justice as the FBI and [Department of Justice] use family members to intimidate, harass, and pressure others.”

Brown’s case is still ongoing—at present his trial date is set for May 2014.