Private eye jailed for hacking email of Scientology critics and others

From Sophos Naked Security:

Private eye jailed for hacking email of Scientology critics and others

A private investigator from Astoria, New York who broke into the email accounts of two prominent critics of the Church of Scientology was sentenced on Friday in federal court to three months in jail.

Eric Saldarriaga pled guilty on 5 March to one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking.

Besides the jail time - which is half of what the court's own probation department sought - he'll also be serving three years of supervised probation and will be fined $1,000 (£635).