Gary McKinnon will not be extradited to the US for hacking the Pentagon

Gary McKinnon, is a British man with Asperger’s Syndrome who has been fighting extradition to the US after he hacked a US military server “looking for evidence of UFOs.” He faced a 60-year sentence if convicted in the US. After a decade-long fight, the UK Home Secretary Theresa May has blocked his extradition, citing “public concern about the extradition regime,” in a turn that surprised many of us — I would have bet cash money against it.

Gary McKinnon extradition decision




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