Dublin hacker avoids possible 108-year prison sentence in US after his conviction here

US withdraws extradition notice on "loner" after he gets two years and 11 months in an Irish prison for $2m cryptocurrency theft

Conor Freeman (pictured here in November 2020) was part of an online group calling itself 'The Community' that conspired to 'hack numerous targets' which resulted in the theft of cryptocurrency valued at $2,187,977. Photo: Collins Courts

The United States is no longer seeking the surrender of a Dublin computer hacker for the theft of over $2 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after his conviction here, the High Court has heard this morning.

With the withdrawal of the extradition request, Conor Freeman is no longer facing a maximum possible sentence of 108 years in prison after a sentence of two years and 11 months was imposed on him here.