[am1988]

That's absolutely true, but if the DoJ is acting in good faith (they believe they have sufficient evidence of guilt by this person) then is this really a problem?

There are good reasons to be cautious, but this particular case is far from decided either way.

[TroubleTicket]

Dan Cowhig, prosecuting, also told the court that Mr Hutchins had made a confession during a police interview.

"He admitted he was the author of the code of Kronos malware and indicated he sold it," said Mr Cowhig.

The lawyer claimed there was evidence of chat logs between Mr Hutchins and an unnamed co-defendant - who has yet to be arrested - where the security researcher complained of not receiving a fair share of the money.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40833951