OK, I think I found the original thing Rockenhaus was convicted of

While I'm sure this is criminal behaviour it seems debatable that this dude is a danger to the public. But there may be more to it I guess.

good find, there's often more than meets the eyes in these stories. folks forget that the court/case records will reveal hidden details.

If all of that is true, then that is a very serious CFAA charge. It makes sense that they would want to downplay it as "minor" and "not relevant". It sounds like the parole violations came later? In any case, thank you for researching. There is always more to the story.

Thanks. The overly aggressive arrest was not warranted, obviously. However, I suspected there was a lot more to this story when the original post buried the actual reason for the arrest several paragraphs down and tried to dismiss it as “minor”. Intentionally damaging a company’s infrastructure with an intent to disrupt their operations is a very serious charge. Not a “minor” disagreement with a former employer.

Good grief. This is also part of the reason why I have a pact with my coworkers: if I’m terminated, kill my access immediately and universally, and I’ll do the same for them. I don’t even want to have the ability to look at stuff anymore. Remove any shred of possibility that I could get into shenanigans later.

well the whole thing tells the story of a man with lacks a lot of impulse control and serious anti-social behaviour. I knew people like that, that where unnable to put their lifes togheter until they where fully medicated.

Yeah this is why I tell hacker/cracker corporate types to not even joke about time bombs and backdoors in company software.

Here's what the wife says about that[1], for the record: > The Origins of a Retaliatory Prosecution (Texas, 2019-2022) > Early 2019: Conrad Rockenhaus, a supporter of free speech, runs Tor exit nodes used by journalists and activists. Federal agents demand he assist them in decrypting traffic; he repeatedly refuses, asserting his constitutional rights. > The Coerced Confession: The case against him began when he was forced to confess to a non-violent CFAA (computer crime) offense while under the influence of prescribed painkillers and not lucid following a major surgery. > The Pretextual Arrest: Just months before the 5-year statute of limitations was set to expire, the federal government arrests Conrad on the CFAA charge. The family alleges this was a pretext for his refusal to cooperate on the Tor matter. [1] https://rockenhaus.com/press-kit/