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Michael P. Fish, 26, pled guilty Monday, June 27 to obstruction of justice for submitting seven fraudulent character letters to the United States District Judge overseeing the now-concluded criminal case in which Fish was convicted of computer hacking, identity theft and child pornography crimes relating to the college scandal.
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Albany man admits new fraud in SUNY hacking case
Michael Fish is serving 111 months in prison for stealing private images
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Staff Report

ALBANY | An Albany man now serving nearly 10 years behind bars for a social media hacking scandal that left lasting impacts at SUNY Plattsburgh has now pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.

Michael P. Fish, 26, pled guilty Monday, June 27 to obstruction of justice for submitting seven fraudulent character letters to the United States District Judge overseeing the now-concluded criminal case in which Fish was convicted of computer hacking, identity theft and child pornography crimes relating to the college scandal.

As part of his guilty plea, Fish admitted that he submitted seven fraudulent character letters to United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino in December 2019, in an effort to deceive the court and obtain leniency during his sentencing in the hacking case.

Specifically, Fish admitted that he doctored four letters, including one from a priest, and outright faked another three letters, including ones purportedly from his mother and grandparents.

Fish now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to three years when he is sentenced in October.

In March, Fish was sentenced to 111 months in prison- among other penalties- for computer fraud, child pornography and identity theft in connection with the 2017 hacking case that began after he graduated from Plattsburgh State.

Fish, who recruited others to help, illegally accessed university email accounts of dozens of women and students and used information from there to hack their social media accounts.

He then stole, traded and sold nude photographs and videos of the victims, some of whom were underage, still students and members of a local sorority.

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