Yesterday, the US Department of Justice issued (10) decrees to that effect He will pay the cart for his crimes in prison. No, we’re not talking about a Mario villain or Doug Bowser, the current president of Big N.
Doomed to pass 40 months in prisonAnd Gary Bowser He will answer in prison for him Sharing with Team Xecuterspecialized in open console. The 52-year-old Canadian was the leader of the criminal organization that sold chips to unlock consoles like Nintendo Switchand Nintendo 3DS, NES Classic Edition, PlayStation Classic, and Xbox.
According to the US Department of Justice, Bowser’s role was to “manage websites that communicate with customers, and offer devices for sale”.
The leader of the group specializing in unlocking consoles will pay millions of damages and spend more than three years in prisonsource: unplash
Gary Bowser, a Canadian citizen, was born in the Dominican Republic, where he sought shelter while on the run. In September 2020, he was deported to the United States, at which point he was arrested and placed in federal custody. Two months later, in December, a show Paying $10 Million to Nintendo In agreement to close the case.
In October last year, Bowser was tried in a separate case and Admission of guilt Of the two accusations, agree to pay $4.5 million in damages to Nintendowhich now totals at least $14.5 million paid to Big N. The amount is still far less than the estimated total damage: According to US attorney Nick Brown, the hacking scheme could have caused at least $65 million in damages to console makers.
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