His two accomplices will be sentenced on September 25

Sep 12, 2013 08:40 GMT  ·  By

62-year-old Michael Musacchio, of Plano, Texas, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for hacking into the computer network of his former employer with the purpose of conducting corporate espionage.

Musacchio was convicted in March 2013 for conspiring to hack into the networks of Exel Transportation Services, a third-party logistics or intermodal transportation company where he was president between 2000 and 2004.

The man left Exel in 2004 to start his own company, Total Transportation Services. Two other Exel employees joined him at this new firm.

The three conspired to hack into Exel’s computer systems to steal confidential and proprietary business information.

Musacchio’s accomplices, Joseph Roy Brown and John Michael Kelly, have already pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them. They will be sentenced on September 25, 2013.