Report: Did GUNS N' ROSES Leaker Know He Broke the Law? Kevin Cogill Asks For Financial Aid
September 2, 2008, 15 years ago
RollingStone.com has issued the following report from Andy Greene:
Kevin Cogill, the blogger who was arrested by the FBI last week for leaking nine unreleased GUNS N' ROSES tracks, has broken his silence on his website.
In a new post, Cogill reveals that he has retained the services of attorney David J.P. Kaloyanides, who works with “many indigent clients who cannot afford to hire their own lawyer,” according to his website.
Cogill has set up a Paypal account on his site to raise funds for his defense. He also plans on auctioning his Gibson Les Paul BFG guitar.
“[Battling these charges] has definitely been by far the biggest expense I have ever faced in my entire life,” he writes. “My resources are very limited while formidable costs shall continue to pile up. It’s beyond daunting, being a single independent citizen facing a full-force prosecution by the most powerful government in the world.”If convicted Cogill faces a possible five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. A preliminary hearing is booked for September 17th.
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