Snapchat Sex Hack, Child Porn Possession Nets Prison Sentence For Oswego Man: DOJ

Skip to main content Montgomery, IL Aurora, IL Yorkville, IL Plainfield, IL Naperville, IL Batavia, IL Bolingbrook, IL Romeoville, IL Geneva, IL Shorewood, IL Illinois Top National News See All Communities OSWEGO, IL — An Oswego man was sentenced to just over six years in prison after federal prosecutors determined he hacked more than 500 women’s and girls’ Snapchat accounts to keep, sell or trade nude photos, including from underage victims, officials said. Kyle Svara, 27, was sentenced last week to 76 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty in January to aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, computer fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and false statements related to child pornography. Find out what’s happening in Oswegofor free with the latest updates from Patch. The defense asked for a three-year sentence, and prosecutors asked for five years, a victim witness specialist with the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts told victims in an email obtained by Patch. “I can’t stress how uncommon it is to have a judge go above all recommendations — but so very welcome in this case,” the specialist said. Find out what’s happening in Oswegofor free with the latest updates
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