Federal sentencing guidelines are pretty rigid and most computer fraud and abuse cases get the lowest end of the range. The EFF has a good breakdown of weev's

Federal sentencing guidelines are pretty rigid and most computer fraud and abuse cases get the lowest end of the range. The EFF has a good breakdown of weev's sentence and the D&D-like charts and calculations used to reach it. He got hammered for "special skill", "sophisticated means" and "means of identification" bonuses. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/41-months-weev-understanding-how-sentencing-guidelines-work-cfaa-cases-0 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/41-months-weev-underst...