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This seems like a person looking for fame and validation. Arrested for such a minor crime why admit to major crimes. The fact that the specific charge is withd

• qq66 9y ago
  I agree that the claim is probably an empty boast, but depending on jurisdiction and heist mechanics, the laptop theft could be the more severely punished offense.
• microwavecamera 9y ago
  They may be using the local theft charges to hold him while they investigate it at the federal level. There's some other details I found on a msn.com article, not a good source I know, but it seems like he was trying to make the claim that he was working with or for someone else. Probably just a way to deflect attention but would also constitute a conspiracy charge if true and would have to be investigated: "But within a few moments, Price switched his story, according to the affidavit. “Price stated that people hire him to do things for their companies,” the document stated. “Price elaborated stating he would write Trojan software to penetrate network systems.” He also told investigators “he had been hired by numerous foreign governments to develop penetration software.” http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/pennsylvania-police-hunting-for-stolen-laptops-say-they-stumbled-on-dollar40-million-bitcoin-scam/ar-AAoJifL?li=BBnbfcL http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/pennsylvania-police-h...