Pinto is being tried for 89 hacking offences whose victims included top Portuguese football club Sporting, investment fund Doyen Sports, the Portuguese Football Federation, a law firm and even magistrates of the Portuguese Public Prosecutor's Office.
The 34-year-old is also charged with attempted extortion, a crime punishable by between two and 10 years in prison.
At the end of his trial, Pinto admitted to having obtained confidential information in an "illegal" way with "a group of friends" who he refused to identify. Читать дальше...