Jailed: Fraudster blackmailed couple after hacking private information from their accounts
An FBI probe led to the unmasking of an internet fraudster who cruelly blackmailed a couple after hacking personal and highly private details from their accounts.
"You bragged about this to a friend," Judge Nicola Saffman reminded 44-year-old Barry Byrne as she jailed him for four years and eight months on Tuesday,
She jailed Byrne, of Haford Park, Mold, for four years and eight months had pleaded guilty to ten charges - including blackmail, hacking, frauds and dealing cannabis which he hid in a barbecue outside his home.
Simon Rogers, prosecuting, described how Byrne used sophisticated criminal websites and "bots" to carry out international scams, including one on a Croatian couple.
