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AS Profile The US has persisted in its attempts to extradite McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and has fought legal challenges by the family all the way to the High Court. The latest development in the case... [29 Sep 2009]
Credit card hacker pleads guilty to fraud worth millions
News They concealed and laundered their proceeds by using anonymous internet-based currencies within the US and abroad, and by channelling money through bank accounts in Eastern Europe, court documents indicate. [14 Sep 2009]
Extradition for Nasa hacker rules high court
News Gary McKinnon has lost his high court bid to avoid extradition to the US for hacking into military systems in that country. McKinnon had tried to argue that former home secretary, Jacqui Smith, was wrong in law to push... [31 Jul 2009]
'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament
News The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed Nasa hacker, in an opposition day debate in parliament. Currently, two high-court judges are reviewing whether former... [16 Jul 2009]
CPS refusal pushes Nasa hacker step closer to extradition
News The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not prosecute self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon in the UK, edging him closer to extradition to the US. Todner said the next step would be a High... [27 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker wins judicial review
News Lord Justice Maurice Kay made the ruling at the High Court in London on Friday. McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Friday that she was "very pleased" about the High... [23 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker extradition: On hold
News On Tuesday, McKinnon appeared at the High Court in London for an oral hearing about his extradition. McKinnon has always admitted hacking into Nasa and Pentagon systems - a crime for which he could face up to 70 years in... [20 Jan 2009]
Will Nasa hacker be prosecuted in UK?
News Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal? The Crown Prosecution Service will give a decision in the next four weeks as to whether it will prosecute Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon.... [16 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker says will plead guilty in UK
News Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal? Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon has told UK prosecutors he will plead guilty to charges in the UK, a move that could help him avoid... [13 Jan 2009]
PM speaks out on Nasa hacker plight
News He faces up to 70 years in prison if found guilty by a US court and, as it stands, would serve his sentence in the US. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken publicly for the first time on the future of Gary McKinnon,... [21 Nov 2008]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News McKinnon's recent diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, had not changed home secretary Jacqui Smith's decision that the self-confessed Nasa hacker be extradited, said McKinnon's... [14 Oct 2008]
Nasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News McKinnon had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for it to hear an appeal against his extradition. Today the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Mr McKinnon's application for... [28 Aug 2008]
Will Nasa hacker be granted European court appeal?
News His final recourse now would be the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreeing to hear his appeal. Solicitor Karen Todner said in a statement: "The presidents of the European Court Human Rights have... [12 Aug 2008]
Nasa hacker fights extradition
News The US lawyers may dispute what was said during the plea bargaining process, in which case the Law Lords could refer the case back to Bow Street Magistrates Court, where McKinnon's case was heard. Gary McKinnon, the... [13 Jun 2008]
Nasa hacker looks to Lords for appeal hope
News McKinnon lost his Court of Appeal case in April but his lawyers said at the time that the judges in the appeal court "definitely left the door open" for a further appeal to the law lords. At the time,... [02 Aug 2007]
