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learned how long a Grand Haven man will
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spend in prison after he was charged
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with stealing and selling Meer M perks
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information 22-year-old Nicholas Moy
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pleaded guilty this summer 13e sides
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Jeremiah Brown was in the courtroom
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today Jeremiah what did he say now Lena
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Moy was sentenced to five to 20 years in
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state prison today this came as a shock
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to many in the courtroom as both the
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prosecution and the defense agreed on
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sentencing guidelines for a minimum of
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12 to 20 months now Moy was charged back
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in January after the Attorney General
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office found he was using a program to
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receive info from thousands of active
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usernames and passwords for thousands of
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Meer EMP perk users he pleaded guilty
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back in July to one count of criminal
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Enterprise today the prosecution says if
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Michigan State Police did not intervene
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that this crime would continue while the
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prosecution appreciates how Moy
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cooperated with their investigation and
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says they are thankful for his insights
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to help law enforcement detect and
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prevent future cases the judge called
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Mo's actions outrageous during today's
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this affects thousands of people you
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basically stole this information and
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sold it to people they were going to use
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it for illegal reasons and you knew you
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were doing it and this went on for a
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long time uh you put these individuals
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at risk for potentially down the road
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losing hundreds or thousands of dollars
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and there's no excuse or justification
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to this uh you sold this on the dark web
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you knew that these people were involved
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activity um there's just no excuse for
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whatsoever Moy is also Coe ordered to
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pay more than a million dollars to Meyer
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for damages and for reimbursements to
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those impacted customers Moy defense
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attorney declined to further comment
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after the sentencing in The Newsroom I'm
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Jeremiah Brown 13 on your side
