Security News > 2020 > December > Imprisoned Hacker Ordered to Be Released, Promptly Deported
2020-12-04 13:27
U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in Alexandria signed the order reducing the sentence of Ardit Ferizi to time served.
Brinkema also ordered the Bureau of Prisons to immediately place Ferizi in a 14-day quarantine to ensure he's not infected with the coronavirus.
At the end of the quarantine, Ferizi will be released into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement so he can be deported to Kosovo, the judge ordered.
Ferizi, 24, will remain on supervised release for 10 years as imposed when he was sentenced in September 2016, Brinkema wrote.
Brinkema initially rejected Ferizi's request at a hearing in October, citing concerns that he might resume hacking if released, among other issues.