Mr McKinnon faces extradition to the US for breaking into American military networks between February 2001 and March 2002. He trespassed on networks owned by Nasa, the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Defense. If tried and convicted in a US court, Mr McKinnon could face decades of jail time, and millions of dollars in fines.
Despite taking his appeal to the House of Lords, Mr McKinnon lost a six-year legal battle to avoid extradition. The European Court of Human Rights also declined to back Mr McKinnon's case against extradition.
Mr McKinnon is currently awaiting a decision by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith as to when the extradition process will begin. In the interim, 20 UK MPs have signed an Early Day Motion which calls for any sentence imposed by a US court to be served in a British jail.
News source: BBC News
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