Source: National Post

An Ottawa computer whiz found guilty of masterminding an international criminal organization specializing in payment card fraud –including selling devices that helped fund terrorism — has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Robert Cattral sat silently and stared straight ahead as Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith handed down the sentence. Cattral was the co-owner of Canadian Barcode and Plastic Card Supply Inc. Cattral, 39, was found guilty in November of participating in a criminal organization and fraud-related offences.

The decision was hailed as a precedent-setting ruling since the organized crime legislationis traditionally used to go after outlaw bikers, the Mafia and drug dealers.