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Federal Judge Gags Barrett Brown And His Attorneys

Barrett Brown, a kinda sorta former spokesperson for the hacker collective Anonymous, and his lawyers will go silent now that a federal judge has ordered them to pipe down. Brown faces up to 100 years in prison on 17 charges that include allegedly threatening a FBI agent, concealing evidence, and linking out to stolen credit card information. (See the judge’s gag order below.)

See More: The Persecution Of A Fall Guy For Anonymous: The Feds vs. Barrett Brown

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