Sports Piracy Operator Goes From Jail To Getting Hired By a Tech Unicorn In a Month (torrentfreak.com)
(Thursday October 02, 2025 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the given-a-second-chance dept.)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/2036202/sports-piracy-operator-goes-from-jail-to-getting-hired-by-a-tech-unicorn-in-a-month
- Source link: https://torrentfreak.com/sports-piracy-operator-goes-from-jail-to-getting-hired-by-a-tech-unicorn-in-a-month/
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak:
> The operator of a popular pirate sports streaming site in Argentina has gone from spending time in jail with murderers to [1]landing a new high-profile job a month later . Alejo "Shishi" Warles, the 25-year-old operator of Al Angulo TV, was arrested on August 20 in a LaLiga-backed crackdown. After his release on bail, he was hired by professional esports team 9z Globant, a partnership involving Argentine tech unicorn Globant. [...] The team is the result of a partnership between 9z Team and Argentinian tech unicorn Globant. Somewhat ironically, Globant previously worked with LaLiga to monitor the live-streaming user experience. Warles [2]welcomed himself to 9z Globant via the team's social media account, referring to himself as an idol, genius, and GOAT.
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> Lucia Quinteros, the main social media manager at the esports team, [3]informed Entre Rios that after considering their new hire's history, they believe that he can add value to the team. "We hired Alejo, not the person who set up that project (Al Angulo TV). Of course, we evaluated what happened, but we believe that, from now on, Alejo can pursue a different career path," Quinteros said. According to Warles himself, he was hired because he's the best. Like many of his comments, this bravado should not be taken too seriously, but nevertheless sits in stark contrast to the typical pirate site operator facing criminal charges.
[1] https://torrentfreak.com/sports-piracy-operator-goes-from-jail-to-getting-hired-by-a-tech-unicorn-in-a-month/
[2] https://x.com/9zTeam/status/1968821005855359467
[3] https://www.elentrerios.com/actualidad/el-ldquoautodidactardquo-que-cre-una-web-pirata-desde-entre-ros-pas-de-estar-preso-a-ser-contratado-por-un-unicornio-argentino.htm
> The operator of a popular pirate sports streaming site in Argentina has gone from spending time in jail with murderers to [1]landing a new high-profile job a month later . Alejo "Shishi" Warles, the 25-year-old operator of Al Angulo TV, was arrested on August 20 in a LaLiga-backed crackdown. After his release on bail, he was hired by professional esports team 9z Globant, a partnership involving Argentine tech unicorn Globant. [...] The team is the result of a partnership between 9z Team and Argentinian tech unicorn Globant. Somewhat ironically, Globant previously worked with LaLiga to monitor the live-streaming user experience. Warles [2]welcomed himself to 9z Globant via the team's social media account, referring to himself as an idol, genius, and GOAT.
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> Lucia Quinteros, the main social media manager at the esports team, [3]informed Entre Rios that after considering their new hire's history, they believe that he can add value to the team. "We hired Alejo, not the person who set up that project (Al Angulo TV). Of course, we evaluated what happened, but we believe that, from now on, Alejo can pursue a different career path," Quinteros said. According to Warles himself, he was hired because he's the best. Like many of his comments, this bravado should not be taken too seriously, but nevertheless sits in stark contrast to the typical pirate site operator facing criminal charges.
[1] https://torrentfreak.com/sports-piracy-operator-goes-from-jail-to-getting-hired-by-a-tech-unicorn-in-a-month/
[2] https://x.com/9zTeam/status/1968821005855359467
[3] https://www.elentrerios.com/actualidad/el-ldquoautodidactardquo-que-cre-una-web-pirata-desde-entre-ros-pas-de-estar-preso-a-ser-contratado-por-un-unicornio-argentino.htm
He'll be amongst his peers (Score:3, Insightful)
One concern is that this can be seen as crime gives you a slap on the wrist but then you get a bigger reward after the little slap.
Kind of like if a convicted felon just stopped by a jail for a picture, then goes to sit in the Oval Office a few months later. But that would never happen in real life. Right .... right?