Twitter hacker sentenced as youth offender after plea deal

Tampa teenager Graham Clark pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of personal information, communication and organized fraud, and access to a computer without authority after hacking into Twitter accounts of prominent figures, including Barack Obama. Clark was sentenced as a youthful offender and gets 3 years in prison followed by 3 years’ probation. As part of the deal, Clark will be banned from using a computer while serving his sentence and may qualify to serve part of his sentence in a military style boot camp.