Sentencing delayed for writer tied to Anonymous
DALLAS (AP) — Sentencing has been delayed for a Dallas man whose online activities linked to hackers landed him under federal indictment.
Barrett Lancaster Brown's sentencing hearing in Dallas began Tuesday but will resume Jan. 22 to allow a review of newly introduced evidence.
Brown was a writer often quoted on the workings of Anonymous, the worldwide hacking collective that's staged cyberattacks on governments and businesses.
The 33-year-old cultivated followers on the Internet but came under federal investigation for posting a link to data stolen from an Austin, Texas-based defense contractor, Stratfor.
FBI agents arrested him two years ago, shortly after he posted YouTube videos threatening an agent.
He pleaded guilty in April to a greatly reduced set of charges but still faces more than eight years in prison.