Federal prosecutors are planning to offer a plea deal to Eric Council Jr., an Alabama man accused of involvement in a high-profile hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account, formerly known as Twitter.
This incident was a form of social engineering where a fake message was posted concerning the approval of Bitcoin ETFs and temporarily influenced the cryptocurrency market. Council, who was also charged but entered a not guilty plea, has other charges including conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.
US SEC Twitter Hack Suspect Set To Receive Plea Deal
During a hearing in Washington federal court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Rosenberg announced that prosecutors plan on continuing the offer of a plea deal to Council.
”We will extend a plea,” Rosenberg told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson saying, “I have no idea if it will be accepted or not.” Should the Council agree to the plea deal, Council’s assistance m
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