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Indianapolis Man Pleads Guilty To Cybercrime

Last updated on Friday, August 21, 2015

(PITTSBURGH) - An Indianapolis man is the latest to plead guilty to participating in a cybercriminal marketplace where hackers schemed to cripple or steal information from computers and cellphones.

Thirty-one-year-old Phillip Fleitz pleaded guilty Wednesday before a federal judge in Pittsburgh. He faces up to three years in prison when he's sentenced November 24 for conspiring to violate a law that makes it illegal to send out unsolicited messages known as spam.

Authorities say Fleitz was part of a three-person team who used software to bombard people's cellphones with spam text messages and break into routers in developing nations. Prosecutors say the team made $2,000 to $3,000 weekly for their work.

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