Timothy Sedlak, Unauthorized Computer Access, New York 2017

Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Cybercrime

In a case involving a global charitable organization, Timothy Sedlak, a 44-year-old man from Ocoee, Florida, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for attempting to access without authorization the computer network of a charitable organization based in New York.

According to Acting United States Attorney Joon H. Kim, Sedlak made hundreds of thousands of attempts to gain access without authorization to the computer network systems of the Organization, and in so doing, impaired the availability of the email accounts and web-based applications of more than 10 employees of the Organization.

The attempts were made from June 2015 to July 2015, and numerous Organization employees experienced difficulty accessing their Organization email accounts, and were disrupted in their ability to conduct regular business functions.

The U.S. Secret Service executed a search warrant at Sedlak's residence on September 11, 2015, from which they seized 42 computers and electronic devices. The forensic examination of the devices revealed that 31 devices contained known hacking software and/or artifacts, indicating they were used in attempts to gain unauthorized access to a network.

Sedlak was convicted on February 23, 2017, and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams. In addition to his prison sentence, Sedlak's right, title, and interest in specific property seized by the USSS – including 31 electronic devices – was ordered to be forfeited to the United States.

The prosecution of this case is being handled by the Office's Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit.

Sedlak attempted to gain unauthorized access to the computer network of a charitable organization based in New York, New York.

Sedlak made hundreds of thousands of attempts to gain access without authorization to the computer network systems of the Organization.

The defendant's right, title, and interest in specific property seized by the USSS – including 31 electronic devices – was ordered to be forfeited to the United States.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/florida-man-sentenced-manhattan-federal-court-18-months-prison-attempting-gain