his sentence will most likely be overturned on appeal .. life in prison for a computer crime is absurd even by draconian US standards
I doubt it, the US gov wants to set "an example" of Ross to try and deter future darkmarkets from eating into their supply chain. Agreed his sentence is insane by any standards, mass murderers have probably got more lenient sentences. Shit even Chilean war criminals have been allowed to live freely in America yet some kid with a laptop gets life behind bars...