Russian accused of computer hacking pleads not guilty in San Francisco court
Source: SF Chronicle
Yevgeniy Nikulin, a Russian man extradited by the Czech Republic to face charges of hacking computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox and other companies, appeared in federal court in San Francisco and pleaded not guilty to 9 counts.
The charges include three counts of computer intrusion, two counts of causing damage to a protected computer, two counts aggravated identity theft, one count of conspiracy and one count of trafficking in unauthorized access devices.
A charge of damage to a protected computer carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A charge of trafficking carries the same maximum penalty.
Nikulin denies hes a hacker. His defense attorney claimed his case is politically motivated in the U.S.
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In fighting extradition, Nikulin and his attorneys claimed that the FBI had visited him in the Czech prison in an effort to force him to admit to the DNC hacking.
After the US filed for extradition, Russia filed on minor charges; and the two countries have been battling in the courts for Nilulin ever since.
SOME BACKGROUND HERE;
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/30/suspected-russian-hacker-step-closer-to-us-extradition-yevgeniy-nikulin
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