What is FBI's approach to pressing hackers' choice of 'cooperate' or 'criminal prosecution'?

ByXoan Baltar

We are improving the technology that FBI uses IT for investigationAlthough it is being whispered, in order to improve IT technology, we are using a brute force method to incorporate hackers, saying "That way is not fair," a former hacker who was convicted of being prosecuted by FBI It is condemned.

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"Fidel Salinas, a former hacker in Texas, USA, is fierce to say that it was prosecuted with 44 prosecuted facts, refusing cooperation for the investigation made from the FBI. As a result, Mr. Salinas was fined six months in prison, a fine of $ 1600 (about 127,000 yen).

According to Mr. Salinas, he was invited to the FBI office in the southern part of Texas in response to the request of the FBI in May 2013. At that time, when I went to the office of pregnant wife and FBI, Salinas was called to a separate room and my wife was told to wait in the lobby. After all, FBI and Mr. Salinas talked over 6 hours, during which the wife who was pregnant seemed to be kept waiting in the lobby.

According to Salinas, FBI's two agents are investigating drug trafficking by Mexican drug cartels and a bribery incident to local bureaus, and hacking techniques for information gathering activities to detect officials collaborating with drug organizations It is said that he has asked for cooperation by making full use of it. In the background of this request, Mr. Salinas was caught in FBI in 2012 due to attempted hacking that the hacker organization to which Salinas belonged tried to hack Mexican drug cartel Zeta in 2011, Mr. Salinas There were circumstances that all computer equipment of Seiko was seized. In other words, FBI requested Salinas' investigation cooperation in anticipation of "arms" that can hack drug cartels.

BySpyros Papaspyropoulos

Such a request for cooperation for investigation itself is not illegal, in fact, many hackers cooperating with investigation in anticipation of hacking skill, Mr. Salinas refused the request, "I do not want to behave like a messenger" . Mr. Salinas refused firmly against FBI strongly urging investigative cooperation, "I should rescue us with your super power and save American citizens." After all, after a question or answer of more than 6 hours, Salinas was released and came home.

However, four months after the meeting, Mr. Salinas was charged with FBI due to the prosecution of computer fraud. Six months later, the FBI added 13 prosecuted facts, and wielded a wave-like attack that pursued 30 additional charges, Mr. Salinas eventually was charged with a total of 44 suspected facts.

According to Toru Akland, a lawyer for Mr. Salinas, Mr. Salinas did not anticipate such a situation and he did not record the interview with the FBI and did not investigate cooperation It seems that there was no evidence that it was sought.

ByStéfan

Considering the possibility of judicial dealings Mr. Akland advises Mr. Salinas to refrain from clarifying that there was a request for investigation cooperation from FBI beforehand until the trial ends, negotiations with FBI And that a judicial deal was established so that it eventually fights only about relatively minor 28 crimes. As a result, Mr. Salinas was convicted of imprisonment for six months and a fine of $ 1600 (about 127,000 yen).

The truth of things is not certain because there is no evidence supporting Mr. Salinas' claim, but if Mr. Salinas's argument is true, Mr. Akland thinks that FBI's investigation method is a problem. Mr. Akland said, "It should be said that the FBI was intention to put pressure on Mr. Salinas as a background behind FBI's charges of false charges.The constitution of the FBI to prosecute vengefully against those who refuse investigation cooperation is unfair I am thinking. "