I know this sounds strange. This could be totally innocent, but I’m bringing it to people’s attention.
Whenever I use new software from Github I try to learn a bit about the coders.
In the case of Memmy, according to Github, it’s Gavin Kasdorf.
When I signed up for the IOS Testflight it said that the creator was Gavin Casdorph. Strange, I thought and looked up that name. That’s what led me to this Anchorage Daily News article and one from the Philadelphia Inquirer An Alaska man who threatened to detonate bombs at Lafayette College in 2018, and pledged allegiance to ISIS. It’s not a common name so seemed strange
When the app was finally released on iTunes it contained the name Gavin Casdorph, again, in the listing (check on the cached Google results page).
But now when you check the iTunes Gavin’s name is gone, and it’s listed as Culivio LLC. Are they trying to hide something?
This all seems suspicious, and before I trust the app I was wondering if anyone knew the real story behind this. Is this the same person? Why the differing names in the Itunes store and on Github?
I mean, wouldn’t he be in prison according to the acticle now? are they allowed to make apps in prison?
I believe it often takes a while for some who is sentenced to be incarcerated. Appeals and all that. I would be less concerned if the names weren’t swapped.
Also, I read another article and it doesn’t sound like the person convicted was even really an ISIS sympathizer, it was just an idiot who got in an argument on the internet and faked a terrorist attack to get back at the person they were arguing with.
See here: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/08/online-gamer-apologizes-for-lafayette-bomb-hoax-gets-5-years-in-federal-prison.html?outputType=amp
I’m fairly certain that’s not the case. Once they’re convicted and sentence has been handed down, they have to report to prison. They can continue to appeal, but they have to do so from prison. Also, unless there’s legitimate reason the original ruling might be wrong (or they have enough money for good lawyers), appeals general go pretty quick for cases like this. They’re just checking to make sure there was no procedure breaks or new evidence.
Appeals? Dude plead guilty.
And that was 3 years ago. I doubt this guy had the “Elizabeth Holmes keep me out for as long as possible” legal team. And Holmes bought months, not years, after the gavel came down.