https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/03/31/activist-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges/

SANTA CRUZ — An activist hacker credited with briefly shutting down Santa Cruz County’s website in December 2010 as an alleged act of political protest pleaded guilty to federal charges this week.

Christopher Doyon, also known as “Commander X,” will be sentenced June 28 in U.S. District Court California Northern District. On Tuesday, Doyon appeared before District Judge Beth Labson Freeman to reverse his earlier plea of “not guilty.” The change of course came as part of a plea agreement in which the U.S. Attorney’s Office will recommend a 15-year prison sentence for Doyon, according to court documents.