Computer hacker Gary McKinnon loses US extradition battle in House of Lords – Telegraph

He was finally caught in 2002 when he attempted to download a grainy image he believed was an alien spacecraft and was traced through his own email address.

I guess 5 years of cracking (get it right Telegraph) and you’re bound to make a mistake.

“…we believe that the British Government declined to prosecute him to enable the US government to make an example of him. American officials involved in this case have stated that they want to see him ‘fry’.”