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title: US Prosecutors Recommend 2 Years For SEC Hacker
description: "Cointelegraph: The US government has asked a federal judge to impose a two-year sentence for Eric Council Jr., the individual who helped post a fake message announcing the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) X account."
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# [US Prosecutors Recommend 2 Years For SEC Hacker](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/us-prosecutors-recommend-2-years-for-sec-hacker)

 Written by [Cybersecurity](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/author/cybersecurity) | May 15, 2025 12:09:32 PM

#### 2025-05-12

Cointelegraph: The US government has asked a federal judge to impose a two-year sentence for Eric Council Jr., the individual who helped post a fake message announcing the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) X account.

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