You&#x27;re correct.<p>The guidelines are pretty broad for the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the judge will have a lot of leeway in sentencing.<p>If he was smart, he&#x27;d apologize and take responsibility for what happened and ask for leniency. Coming out publicly after being convicted and calling it &quot;bullshit&quot; and crying like a child won&#x27;t win him any favors with the judge and could certainly backfire on him.<p>The judge should give him a suspended sentence and put him on a 5-8 year probation with some community service and a stiff fine. As much as I believe in jail time for hackers who do malicious things, I don&#x27;t think his crime warrants jail time.