For
Hack of Exxon Foes Aviram
Azari Gets 80 Months With His
Israeli Army Time Cited
By Matthew
Russell Lee,
Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 16 – Charged
with hacking
opponents of
ExxonMobil,
Aviran Arazi
was arrested
at New York's
JFK Airport on
September 29,
2019 at 5:30
am.
Inner
City Press
went in person
to cover U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York Judge
John G.
Koeltl's later
change of plea
proceeding in
the case -
Azari was
there to plead
guilty.
On
October 17,
the sentencing
was delayed:
"as to Aviram
Azari
Adjourned to
Thursday,
November 16,
2023.
For
the November
16 sentencing,
Azari's
Israel-based
counsel Joseph
Asch wrote in
to ask to
speak
virtually.
On
November 16,
2023, Azari
after citing
his Israeli
Army service
and the war
there now, was
sentenced to
80 months - 48
of them
already
served. Inner
City Press
live tweeted,
thread:
Israeli
counsel who
cited Hamas
*is* present
by telephone.
Someone here
in the
courtroom is
breathing
heavily into a
mic.
Judge:
I am signing
the forfeiture
order for $4.8
million.
Guideline
sentence is 94
to 111 months.
Azari's
counsel: There
is possible
exposure to
war, and his
experience in
the Israeli
military-
Probation did
not consider
it.
Now
Aviram Azari's
Israeli
counsel Asch
speaking by
phone: Israel
is at war, in
trauma...
Azari:
Dear
Americans,
about a month
ago the state
of Israrl
suffered the
worst offense
in our 75
years of
independence,
by Hamas
Victim
1: My losses
have been
huge. I am
thankful I am
not like
Aviram.
Victim
2: I am a
climate
scientist. I
documented
ExxonMobil's
disinformation.
I was targeted
by his
spearfishing.
It was
espionage, it
had a chilling
effect
Victim
2: We have a
right to know
who funded Mr
Azari. Victim
3: I head the
Rockefeller
Family Fund. I
was targeted.
My email was
leaked to the
WSJ and
Washington
Free Beacon
Exxon
used our
hacked email
until recently
Judge:
The
defendant's
hacking
tainted
organizations.
But there are
mitigating
factors:
gastrointestinal
and COVID
time. He
should receive
credit for his
service in the
Israeli army,
without regard
for the
current
situation. He
wants 60
months. I
impose 80
months
Avriram
Azari: You
don't know
everything.
There will
come a day.
Inner
City Press
will continue
to follow this
case. It is US
v. Azari,
19-cr-610
(Koeltl).
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