Ilmārs Poikāns, researcher at the University of Latvia's Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science has confessed to being "Neo" who accessed and enabled the publication of the tax records of Latvia's political and business elite. State Police Chief said Neo's so-called People's Army of the 4th Awakening was likely fictitious and Poikāns acted alone, communicating via social networking sites about how to access the data. The State Revenue Service said 120 people illegally downloaded documents from the service's electronic declaration system and that the "hole" existed from the end of 2007 until 4 February 2010, when it was discovered and closed. Some 7.4 million documents, equaling 120 GB of data, were downloaded from the site, including income statements and tax declarations of public officials, bureaucrats, and business. The data shows that top executives of the municipal companies received huge monthly salaries and enormous bonuses went out the door all while regular employees took wage reductions in light of budget cuts. Now, parts of Latvian society that lauded "Neo" as a hero are standing in defense of Poikāns' actions. There was a brief protest in front of the Cabinet of Ministers building Thursday in support of Poikāns.
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