A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a computer hacker who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the Islamic State
The April 1 order from U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema includes a harsh rebuke of the Justice Department's conduct against Ardit Ferizi. The native of Kosovo is the first person convicted in the U.S. of both computer hacking and terrorism charges.
Brinkema initially denied his request. But Ferizi renewed his request when an outbreak spread through his prison, and Brinkema granted him compassionate release over prosecutors' objections. On March 22, just before a court hearing was scheduled in California to consider the accusation of vindictive prosecution, the new charges against Ferizi were all dropped.
Prosecutors have argued that, now that the pandemic has subsided, the rationale for compassionate release no longer exists.
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