[ryanlol]

> At any rate, presuming the evidence holds up, it's unlikely that this person is going to find any leniency at all. High profile is tough but survivable; monetized is tougher still. High profile and monetized? My guess is they're going to make an example out of him.

I wouldn’t be so sure. Look at Paras Jha, Zachary Buchta and Mir Islam.

All engaged in similar high profile crimes, all monetized. I think only Mir spent a little bit of time in prison.

I have a hard time thinking of any young, high profile offenders that were handed severe punishments for cybercrimes by federal courts in the past decade.