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== "The Realm of Ch@os" ==
== "The Realm of Ch@os" ==
Konopka, a former computer [[systems administrator]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2005/08/28/0508270450.php|title=Guilty Plea Entered By `dr. Chaos'|publisher=Wisconsin State Journal|date=2005-08-28|accessdate=2008-04-22}}{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> used the [[Internet]] to recruit a group of adolescent disciples. He called this group The Realm of Ch@os.<ref name=js001 /> This group was responsible for 28 power failures and 20 other service interruptions at various Wisconsin power plants.<ref name=js001 /> They also committed arson, disrupted [[broadcast signal intrusion|radio and television]] broadcasts, disabled an air traffic control system, sold [[warez|bootlegged software]], and damaged an internet service provider's computer system.<ref name=js001 />
Konopka, a former computer [[systems administrator]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2005/08/28/0508270450.php |title=Guilty Plea Entered By `dr. Chaos' |publisher=Wisconsin State Journal |date=2005-08-28 |accessdate=2008-04-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080917231331/http://www.madison.com:80/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2005/08/28/0508270450.php |archivedate=September 17, 2008 }}</ref> used the [[Internet]] to recruit a group of adolescent disciples. He called this group The Realm of Ch@os.<ref name=js001 /> This group was responsible for 28 power failures and 20 other service interruptions at various Wisconsin power plants.<ref name=js001 /> They also committed arson, disrupted [[broadcast signal intrusion|radio and television]] broadcasts, disabled an air traffic control system, sold [[warez|bootlegged software]], and damaged an internet service provider's computer system.<ref name=js001 />


It was established that Konopka and his group caused more than 50 acts in various Wisconsin counties that affected more than 30,000 power customers and caused more than $800,000 in damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/us/national-briefing-midwest-wisconsin-dr-chaos-is-sentenced.html|title=National Briefing - Midwest: Wisconsin: 'Dr. Chaos' Is Sentenced|date=2004-06-18|publisher=''The New York Times''|accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref>
It was established that Konopka and his group caused more than 50 acts in various Wisconsin counties that affected more than 30,000 power customers and caused more than $800,000 in damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/us/national-briefing-midwest-wisconsin-dr-chaos-is-sentenced.html|title=National Briefing - Midwest: Wisconsin: 'Dr. Chaos' Is Sentenced|date=2004-06-18|publisher=''The New York Times''|accessdate=2015-06-17}}</ref>


Konopka also associated with the Chicago chapter of [[2600: The Hacker Quarterly|2600]], a group of hackers who publish a magazine and hold gatherings and an annual national conference.<ref name="wiredzz">Declan McCullagh. "Cyanide Anarchist a Hacker, Too?" ''Wired'' April 9, 2002</ref> The FBI visited the 2002 meeting of the Chicago chapter and questioned members about their knowledge of Konopka.<ref name="twothousand">[http://www.chicago2600.net/press/ Chicago:2600 Press Page]{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref>
Konopka also associated with the Chicago chapter of [[2600: The Hacker Quarterly|2600]], a group of hackers who publish a magazine and hold gatherings and an annual national conference.<ref name="wiredzz">Declan McCullagh. "Cyanide Anarchist a Hacker, Too?" ''Wired'' April 9, 2002</ref> The FBI visited the 2002 meeting of the Chicago chapter and questioned members about their knowledge of Konopka.<ref name="twothousand">[http://www.chicago2600.net/press/ Chicago:2600 Press Page] {{wayback|url=http://www.chicago2600.net/press/ |date=20090807224207 }}</ref>


== Arrest ==
== Arrest ==

Revision as of 19:49, 23 February 2016

Joseph Konopka
Born1976 (age 47–48)
De Pere, Wisconsin, USA
OccupationComputer system administrator
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Criminal chargeConspiracy to commit terrorism
Penalty13 years in prison

Joseph Konopka, better known by his self-given nickname Dr. Ch@os, is an American citizen who is currently serving 13 years in prison for 2 felony acts of conspiracy to commit acts of terror.[1] In 2004, in Wisconsin, he was also charged with 6 felony counts of arson and vandalism, as well as trespassing, and sentenced to an additional 10 years. However, these charges were later dropped on a federal appeal.[2]

Life

Konopka was born in 1976 in De Pere, Wisconsin. He did not finish high school, though he completed his GED.[1]

"The Realm of Ch@os"

Konopka, a former computer systems administrator,[3] used the Internet to recruit a group of adolescent disciples. He called this group The Realm of Ch@os.[1] This group was responsible for 28 power failures and 20 other service interruptions at various Wisconsin power plants.[1] They also committed arson, disrupted radio and television broadcasts, disabled an air traffic control system, sold bootlegged software, and damaged an internet service provider's computer system.[1]

It was established that Konopka and his group caused more than 50 acts in various Wisconsin counties that affected more than 30,000 power customers and caused more than $800,000 in damage.[4]

Konopka also associated with the Chicago chapter of 2600, a group of hackers who publish a magazine and hold gatherings and an annual national conference.[5] The FBI visited the 2002 meeting of the Chicago chapter and questioned members about their knowledge of Konopka.[6]

Arrest

In 2002, the 25-year-old Konopka was arrested at the University of Illinois at Chicago by Chicago Police after he was caught hoarding potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide in an unused Chicago Transit Authority storeroom in the Chicago 'L' Blue Line subway.[7] Konopka had picked the locks on several doors in the tunnels, then changed the locks so that he could access the unused rooms freely. Konopka had briefly associated with a Chicago-area urban exploration group in order to obtain information on how to access the large network of unused tunnels and abandoned rooms in Chicago's transit system as well as to lure juveniles to help him.[8] The cyanide had been stolen from a shuttered warehouse, formerly owned by a water treatment company on Chicago's South Side.[9]

Sentencing

On March 12, 2003 Konopka was sentenced to 13 years in prison for hiding deadly cyanide in a Chicago subway tunnel. When asked by U.S. District Judge Wayne R. Andersen why he had gone on his vandalism spree Konopka stated "I don't have a real good reason." Defense attorney Matthew Madden claimed Konopka's behavior "stems from an abnormal maturation process." He said normal adults "realize you can't participate in the destruction of property for your own entertainment -- that's just not acceptable."[10]

In 2004, Judge Lynn S. Adelman sentenced Konopka to 21 years in prison for conspiring to knock out power lines, burn buildings and damage computers in Wisconsin. In addition, Konopka was ordered to pay more than $435,000 in restitution to various victims.[11]

On June 1, 2005, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Chicago, overturned the earlier arson and vandalism convictions, saying a federal judge should have let him withdraw his guilty plea before he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.[12]

Konopka is serving his 13-year sentence at ADX Florence and is scheduled for release on August 24, 2019.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gina Barton (2004-06-17). "'Dr. Chaos' gets 10 more years for crime spree". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-03-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)[dead link]
  2. ^ Staff (2005-06-01). "Ruling Favors 'Dr. Chaos'". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  3. ^ "Guilty Plea Entered By `dr. Chaos'". Wisconsin State Journal. 2005-08-28. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-22. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "National Briefing - Midwest: Wisconsin: 'Dr. Chaos' Is Sentenced". The New York Times. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Declan McCullagh. "Cyanide Anarchist a Hacker, Too?" Wired April 9, 2002
  6. ^ Chicago:2600 Press Page Template:Wayback
  7. ^ Staff. "Man Charged With Storing Cyanide in Chicago Subway" Los Angeles Times March 12, 2002
  8. ^ Tom Held (2002-03-14). "Judge calls 'Dr. Chaos' a true danger: Cyanide suspect waives hearing, stays in custody". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-03-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Gibson, Ray; Matt O'Connor (March 14, 2002). "State probes firm in cyanide case - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  10. ^ The Associated Press (2003-03-14). "'Dr. Chaos' sentenced to 13 years in cyanide case". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "National Briefing - Midwest: Wisconsin: 'Dr. Chaos' Is Sentenced". The New York Times. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "National Briefing - Midwest: Wisconsin: Ruling Favors 'Dr. Chaos'". The New York Times. 2005-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ BOP Inmate Locator

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