For hacking into supposedly US Government secure systems, Gary McKinnon is due to face serious criminal charges. Seems to me that they were negligent in having inadequate systems that could be hacked, and rather than prosecuting him they should thank him for exposing their weaknesses and maybe even employ him to help sort them out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...on-says-he-cannot-block-extradition.html