Online Poker Chip Thief Gets Two Years In Jail 63
jhernik writes "A 29-year-old gambler from Paignton, Devon, has been sentenced to two years in jail after hacking into an online gambling site and stealing billions of poker chips. Ashley Mitchell admitted to hacking into the servers of American gaming company Zynga Corporation in 2009 and making off with $12 million (£7.5 million) worth of gambling chips."
Punishment should match the crime.... (Score:3, Insightful)
Throw him in the worst virtual jail there is !! :\
Regulate both sides please (Score:4, Insightful)
He dumped the chips on his desktop into a folder.. (Score:4, Insightful)
I keep dreaming of a day when things like this will not be described at a grade 6 reading level. (Full blame on TFA in this case.)
- Chips were not stolen. A number in a database was forged.
- He did not "make off" with anything. Probably didn't leave his chair.
I like Tron and Ocean's Eleven too, but using these metaphors for real crime is just as goofy.
Re:Very misleading title (Score:5, Insightful)