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>one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, two counts of accessing a computer to defraud and obtain value, one count of intentionally accessing a computer without authorization to obtain information, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, five counts of money laundering, and one count of aggravated identity theft.

Which one of these charges is illegally unlocking phones? He went to prison for hacking T-Mobile, the title seems like it's trying to scare potential jailbreakers.



The article says he accepted money for "official TMobile" unlocks. That sounds fraudulent and likely involved money transfer over wires. So the first two counts you listed?




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