🔒 Ex-Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith's plea for a sentence reduction has been opposed by the U.S. Justice Department. Griffith, who was sentenced to 63 months in prison for violating North Korean sanctions, hoped to reduce his sentence to 51 months. However, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams argues that Griffith knowingly provided services to a hostile foreign power. Griffith's lawyers claim his obsessive-compulsive and narcissistic personality disorders led to his fascination with North Korea. Meanwhile, Griffith's been accused of petty theft in prison, including stealing soap and tea. 🍵💼