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Ontario man accused of stealing Texas Republican Party data pleads guilty in Canada
Cottle admitted to fraudulently accessing Epik systems and mischief to data, while prosecutors seek a 2.5-year sentence.
- On Thursday, Aubrey Cottle pleaded guilty in a Newmarket, Ont., courthouse to three charges, including fraudulently obtaining computer services and causing mischief to data belonging to the Texas Republican Party.
- Cottle, associated with the hacker collective Anonymous, was charged for his role in the September 2021 cyberattack that infiltrated web-hosting company Epik to deface the Texas GOP website and leak personal data.
- Detained at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., since October, Cottle has spent 240 days in a facility frequently under lockdown, stating, "I need to be there for my son."
- Crown counsel David Tice argued against vigilantism as the court prepares to deliver a sentencing decision on June 26, with the Crown seeking 2.5 years and the defence requesting time served.
- Lawyers Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani argue Canada should refuse to extradite Cottle to the United States, asserting he should not be prosecuted or punished twice for the same conduct.
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Ontario man accused of stealing Texas Republican Party data pleads guilty in Canada
NEWMARKET - Lawyers for an Ontario man accused of stealing and leaking Texan Republican Party data in 2021 say he has pleaded guilty before a Canadian court.
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Ontario man accused of stealing Texas Republican Party data pleads guilty in Canada – 105.9 The Region
NEWMARKET — Lawyers for an Ontario man accused of stealing and leaking Texan Republican Party data in 2021 say he has pleaded guilty before a Canadian court. In a statement released this afternoon, Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani say Aubrey Cottle has “formally accepted his role” in the hacking of the party’s website five years ago. Ghiassi said in an email that Cottle pleaded guilty in a Newmarket, Ont., courthouse to unauthorized use of a comput…
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