Albert Gonzalez, the convicted ringleader of a major hacking and thieving operation that cost credit unions millions of dollars, still awaits sentencing by a federal court. But as he awaits his fate, the cases of his co-conspirators are being resolved, according to court documents.

The latest is Humza Zaman, 33, former network programmer for Barclay's Bank. Zaman pled guilty to being part of the back-end, money laundering part of the Gonzalez operation rather than the hacking part.

Prosecutors charged Zaman with helping Gonzalex repatriate American currency that purchasers of the stolen card data paid for the information.

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