In February 2022 Gary Bowser, a member of the hacking operation Team Xecuter—a long-time target of Nintendo’s lawyers—was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his part in helping run a business that reportedly earned him over $300,000.
Thanks to a combination of time already served and good behaviour while in prison, however, Bowser is about to be released and sent home to Canada.
On the eve of his departure—he’s awaiting transport to Toronto with a new passport—Bowser sat down for an interview with NickMoses 05 (thanks TorrentFreak) to discuss the events surrounding his imprisonment and impending freedom.
As I said at the time of his sentencing, while Bowser was guilty of a crime, and confessed this in front of a court of law, I still think it’s interesting—and important—to examine the details of his treatment, which show the extent to which companies like Nintendo pursue these cases through the American legal system, and the severity of the punishments handed out.
While Bowser was convicted, served time in prison and is about to be released, his punishment isn’t over.
In fact, he’ll be paying for his crimes for the rest of his life, because the damages he was ordered to pay Nintendo at the time of his sentencing—a total of $10 million—are so astronomical that he’ll likely never be able to make good on them.
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