Indictment and Complaint against Anonymous hacker Ohio man indicted for allegedly hacking Utah police websites

For an alleged hacker, John Anthony Borell III didn’t stay very anonymous.

A federal indictment unsealed Monday accuses Borell of hacking into the websites of the Salt Lake City Police Department and the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, and then bragging about it to followers on Twitter and to Utah reporters.
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* John Borell Courtesy Facebook
* John Borell Courtesy Facebook

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A group of Twitter users on Monday were calling for Borell to be freed. The supporters, who were following a hashtag used by the Anonymous, #CabinCr3w, posted contact information to the U.S. Attorney for Utah.
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"Do you think you could get me a recorded copy of the news broadcast from noon today :P," an indictment quotes Borell as asking in a Feb. 2 conversation on Twitter.

"We can send you the link when it gets done," KUTV reporter Emily Florez replied.

"So just to be 110% clear you are ‘anonymous’?" Florez asked.

"Yes @ anonymous," Borell allegedly replied.

Borell, 21, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of computer intrusion. If convicted, Borell faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each count and a maximum fine of $500,000.

He is apparently associated with a group called "Anonymous," which is a hacker-activist network that encourages members to hack into computer systems, court documents state.

Police arrested Borell in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, on March 20, according to court documents. He has been living in a halfway house in Ohio since his arrest and will return there until trial.

After defense attorney Jamie Zenger entered the not guilty pleas for Borell, federal Magistrate Samuel Alba tentatively scheduled a June 25 trial.