SAN DIEGO — A 22-year-old man from Huntington Beach was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison for stealing the identities and computer passwords of more than 700 students so he could rig an election and become student body president at Cal State San Marcos.
U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said that Matthew Weaver showed "phenomenal misjudgment" by stealing the identities and passwords and then, when caught, trying to blame other students.
"He's on fire for this crime and then he pours gasoline on it" by blaming others, Burns said.
Weaver's scheme involving casting more than 630 votes for himself in the online election. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, and unauthorized access of a computer.
