Case Brief

1. HaroldSowardsII
CJ 322, Tu/Th 9:30
11/9/15
US v. Ancheta
(CD Cal. 2006)
1. Facts
 JeansonJamesAnchetapleadsguiltyinJan.toconspiracyto violate the ComputerFraud
Abuse Act,conspiracyto violate the CAN-SPAMAct
 Admittedtousingcomputerservers totransmitmaliciouscode overthe internetand
scan/exploitothercomputers
 DirectedanInternetRelayChatChannel tohelpspreadthe “zombie”bots
 Earned$3000 fromsellingbotnets
 Generated$107,000 and infected400,000 computers
 Sentencedto57 monthsin federal prisoninLosAngeles
 Serve 3 yrs on supervisedrelease
 Requiredtopay$15,000 to WeaponsDivisionof the USNaval AirWarfare Centerin
ChinaLake and Defense InformationSystemAgency
 $60,000, BMW, computerequipmentforfeitedtogov.
2. Issue
Was the prisontermfair forsomeone whospreadcomputerviruses?
3. Holdings
Yes,affirmed
4. Reasoning
I’massumingitis because he confessedandif theydidn’tsentence himtothissentence he
couldcommitmore crimes.