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According to an article from the AP, accused Internet identify thief and hacker, Albert Gonzalez(aka the “soupnazi”), was living it up large at the National Hotel in South Beach. The luxurious hotel occupies an oceanfront location in the heart of the Art Deco district.

In addition to his nice digs, it is alleged that Gonzalez spent $75,000 on a birthday party for himself, purchased real estate and considered investing money into nightclubs. The article also says that he complained that he had to count $340,000 in twenty dollar bills by hand because is money counter broke.

Gonzalez’s lawyer, Rene Palomin Jr., did say that Gonzalez should have gotten therapy for his “computer addiction” and that federal authorities used Gonzalez like a machine to ferret out other hackers.

Gonzalez, along with others, is accused of stealing the details of over 170 million credit card accounts. He is also implicated in a scheme that garnered some 40 million accounts as well.

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Deng Senshan, 15, reportedly died last Sunday, a few days after he was sent to a camp to treat his addiction to the Internet.  The boy was found sick and died after being taken to a clinic for treatment.  Other students at the camp said that Deng was beaten by a teacher.

Concern over Internet addiction in China is high, and many rehabilitation camps have sprung up to meet the demand.  Some camps have scientific addiction treatments while some include harsh military styled discipline. China’s Ministry of Health has recently banned the use of electric shock therapy on Internet addicts.

It is estimated that 10 percent of Internet users in China under the age of 18 are addicted to the Internet.

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