Intellectual Property Law

Accused TJX Hacker Expected to Finalize Plea Deal by Friday

By Kim Zetter

An attorney for accused TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez says his client is expected to finalize a plea agreement with authorities in New York and Massachusetts by this Friday, according to the Associated Press.

“My client is extremely remorseful as to what has happened,” said Rene Palomino, Jr., who is representing Gonzalez, 28, the man charged in Massachusetts with hacking into TJ Maxx, Barnes and Noble, OfficeMax, and other companies ? and in New York with hacking into the Dave & Busters restaurant chain.

He was also indicted in New Jersey last week on charges that he hacked into Heartland Payment Systems, Hannaford Brothers, ATM systems located in 7-11 stores, and two unnamed national retailers.

The New York Times previously reported that Gonzalez was close to a plea agreement with New York and Massachusetts, when New Jersey authorities swept in with the additional charges.

See also:

• TJX Suspect Was Near Plea Agreement Until New Charges Halted Talks
• TJX Hacker Charged With Heartland, Hannaford Breaches
• Card Processor Admits to Large Data Breach
• TJX Hacker Was Awash in Cash; His Penniless Coder Faces Prison
• Former Teen Hacker’s Suicide Linked to TJX Probe
• I Was a Cybercrook for the FBI
• Bullion and Bandits: The Improbable Rise and Fall of E-Gold
• Hacking Godfather ‘Maksik’ Sentenced to 30 Years by Turkish Court
• Stakeouts, Lucky Breaks Snare Six More in Citibank ATM Heist

Full post as published by Threat Level on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).