Re: Silly sod
Some of the richest and most successful IT workers are convicted "criminals". He'll probably end up being a consultant for a security firm making a few hundred thousand a year.
Hmm, must be an interesting sales process. "Let us check your security, because we employ lots of convicted criminals who won't take advantage of what they find" - you know, that may even work..
/sarcasm
It's not banking, you know :)