Gary McKinnon, the British man who hacked into U.S. government files to search for evidence of UFOs, will not face prosecution in the United Kingdom. In October, UK officials rejected the United States’ extradition request in the decade-old case. The UK’s most recent decision will apparently end the McKinnon controversy, which has prompted a series of celebrities — including Sting, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, London mayor Boris Johnson and others — to back McKinnon.
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UK Won't Prosecute UFO-Hunting Hacker McKinnon
Posted by: David Vranicar December 17, 2012 11:18 AMGary McKinnon, the British man who hacked into U.S. government files to search for evidence of UFOs, will not face prosecution in the United Kingdom. In October, UK officials rejected the United States’ extradition request in the decade-old case. The UK’s most recent decision will apparently end the McKinnon controversy, which has prompted a series of celebrities — including Sting, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, London mayor Boris Johnson and others — to back McKinnon.