The government hires criminals and cuts deals - hackers, clever business men gone wrong, etc, who do you think runs this country? lol
I knew Nicolas Jacobsen (we knew eachother but disliked one another) - however I don't think he's in Jail, and I have no idea what happened to him.
I'm guessing hes working with the government now, along with a few others involved in the USSS "Operation Firewall"...
They make examples of some individuals, but the people with skills don't remain behind bars (for long, if ever)...