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Sorry gang, see third paragraph below.
No one is sorrier than me.

Mr. Saldarriaga, who pleaded guilty on March 6 to one count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking, paid an unidentified overseas firm to secure the login credentials and passwords for the email accounts he wanted access to without permission. Mr. Saldarriaga’s use of a so-called hacker-for-hire firm surfaced during a broad investigation into the illicit activity conducted by federal authorities in Los Angeles several years ago.
When federal authorities in New York approached Mr. Saldarriaga in March 2014 about his activities, they found him to be cooperative and willing to acknowledge that he had taken money from clients to break into private email accounts, according to a court filing. But to date, no one else has been charged in the matter.
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In Mr. Saldarriaga’s case, it appears that the prosecutorial trail ends with him even though some of those who hired him appear to have been aware of what he was doing. Mr. Saldarriaga’s clients are known to have included lawyers, wealthy people and even other private investigators, some of whom referred cases to him because he had a reputation for gaining access to email accounts, said people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.
Today's article in full:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/b...-sought-for-private-eye-who-hacked-email.html