Gary Bowser, who was part of hacking group, Team Xecuter, and was busted for selling piracy enabling games console devices has been informed that the US government want him in prison for five years. However, Mr. Bowser has pled guilty and has already accepted a $4.5 million fine plus a $10 million fine from Nintendo. As a whole, Team Xecuter made tens of millions of dollars from selling and producing mod chips. Though it is only Gary Bowser who has been caught thus far. He is personally expecting to serve a year and a half prison sentence, though as always, it will be a judge who delivers the final verdict.
The United States government has said the following:
A 60-month sentence was appropriate given “the nature and circumstances of the offense, the history and characteristics of the defendant, and the need for the sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offense, to promote respect for the law, and to provide just punishment… to afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct”.
“This case is unlike any other criminal case known to the government. Mr. Bowser deserves a higher sentence… given the size and breath of the Team Xecuter conspiracy, which lasted for years and included multiple types of circumvention devices.”
Gary Bowser’s lawyers say:
Gary is “the least culpable and only apprehended defendant from this indictment” and he is therefore taking the brunt of the blame . The defence team also says that Mr. Bowser only made an estimated $320k over seven years, while the rest of the team (who remain uncaught) earned more and lived lavish lifestyles.
