How did this advocate of e-waste reuse end up behind bars?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/04/24/recycling-innovator-eric-lundgren-loses-appeal-on-computer-restore-discs-must-serve-15-month-prison-term/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0f03ddc6b0f8

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How did this advocate of e-waste reuse end up behind bars?

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“I don’t think anybody in that courtroom understood what a restore disk was,” Lundgren said.