Jeanson James Ancheta

On May 9, 2006, Jeanson James Ancheta (born April 24, 1985) became the first person to be charged for controlling large numbers of hijacked computers or botnets.

Biography Ancheta was going to Downey High School in Downey, California until 2001 when he dropped out of school. He later entered an alternative program for students with academic or behavioral problems. The arrest was part of the Operation: Bot Roast.

On May 9, 2006, Ancheta pleaded guilty to four felony charges of violating United States Code Section 1030, Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers, specifically subsections (a)(5)(A)(i), 1030 (a)(5)(B)(i), and 1030(b). Ancheta was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and had to forfeit a 1993 BMW and more than $58,000 in profit. He also had to pay a restitution of $15,000 US to the U.S. federal government for infecting the military computers.