Notorious copyright trolls Paul R. Hansmeier and John L. Steele were indicted by the feds back in December on multiple charges of fraud. The two were accused of running a complicated scheme in which they preyed on people who illegally downloaded porn. Today, one of them admitted his guilt in a plea bargain.
Source: Gizmodo – Lawyer Found Guilty of Extorting Million From Porn Pirates in Elaborate Scam