Jerome T. Heckenkamp, 25, of Santa Monica pleaded guilty for for hacking into the computers of several high-tech companies, including the online auction site eBay Inc..
Heckenkamp could have served up to five years in prison but U.S. District Court Judge James Ware sentenced him to eight months in prison and eight months of electronic monitoring and home confinement. He also has to pay $268,291 in restitution.