WEST NEWTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD CHARGES

A West Newton man pleaded guilty in Federal Court yesterday to charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  The Trib reports that 30-year-old Michael Yackovich reportedly was part of a group of seven people who hacked into Snapchat accounts, accessing intimate videos and images stored in them and trading them online.  He is the first to enter a plea in this case.  The plea agreement  calls for him to serve four years in federal prison and three years of probation.