When Cromer contacted him a few years later, Doxer quickly began delivering information. He visited the dead drop box 62 times in the next 18 months, authorities said. He asked for US$3,000 for the data. He also asked for information about his son, and he made this rather ominous comment about his estranged wife: "His mother is a terrible human being and has caused me tremendous suffering. Not enough bad things can happen to her if you know what I mean."

Doxer faces 15 years in prison on the charges.

The IDG News Service