NBC: Guccifer to change plea to guilty on Weds.

[grasswire]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plea-change-guccifer-hacker-who-says-he-breached-clinton-server-n578766

The Romanian hacker known as Guccifer, who claims that he got into Hillary Clinton's private server, is set to change his plea from not guilty in his federal case, according to court records.

Marcel Lehel Lazar will appear in a Virginia courtroom on Wednesday for what's described in the court docket as a change of plea hearing.

Lazar had pleaded not guilty when he was extradited last month to face charges of hacking American political elites — including Gen. Colin Powell, a member of the Bush family, and former Clinton advisor Sidney Blumenthal.

It was not clear which counts the plea will cover. Lazar is not charged with any crimes in connection with his claims about Clinton's server.

Lazar's defense lawyer and federal prosecutors could not be reached for immediate comment on whether the change of plea means he has struck a cooperation deal with the government.

[procon]

1. Waiting for the facepalm line to start queuing up. nt

[IdaBriggs]

2. And the FBI investigation has nothing to do with this deal.

[scscholar]

4. There's no proof it does

It seems like there would be if there was after the FBI has wasted a year on this.

[RobertEarl]

5. FBI has not wasted a year

In fact, the length means they are being very thorough and are covering all the bases.

It can mean only one thing that the FBI has not dropped the case already: There was criminal activity found.

[Ash_F]

3. It seems all the guy did was guess passwords

Hope they don't bury him over this. He's just some schmuck, not an elite spy.

Also what does it say about the people he "hacked"?