A 22-year-old St. Petersburg man pleaded guilty Wednesday to hacking into government Web sites and selling stolen credit card information, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Benjamin Stark, 8246 Eagles Park Drive, will be sentenced Sept. 24 in Washington, prosecutors said.
He faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine but will likely receive 24 to 30 months in prison, prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, Stark hacked into the Army Corps of Engineers computer network and made changes to its Web site in 2001. He acted alone and called himself The-Rev, prosecutors said.
In April 2002, Stark and another person began calling themselves the Deceptive Duo and hacked into government and commercial computers that contained passport information, Social Security numbers and computer passwords, prosecutors said.
Investigators traced the victims' computer connections back to Stark's home and executed a search warrant, prosecutors said.
Additionally, Stark advertised stolen credit card numbers and eventually offered to sell information on 447 cards to an undercover agent for $250.
