Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, 23, of Springfield, Va., faced the prospect of serving decades in prison after they pleaded guilty to a number of hacking-related charges. The sentences are unusual for the United States, which often imposes much harsher sentences for computer crimes compared to its European counterparts. Despite the relatively lenient sentences, they nevertheless represent a stark shift in fortunes for the brothers, who both graduated from George Mason University at the age of 19 – the youngest in their class that year.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/hacker-twins-get-light-sentences-a-8569