I've seen Mitnick on The Screen Savers a couple of times and I think he's done his time.

8) The Patriot Act put hackers in the same category as terrorist
I never heard of the Patriot Act so I did a quick google search and got some info on it and found out that it was a rushed bill that Bush passed due to Sept. 11, if you want to read the entire bill for who knows what reason... http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html