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Gary McKinnon - a timeline of the key events

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been living under the threat of prosecution in the US for nearly seven years.

2001-2002

Between February 1 2001 and March 19 2002 - The Glasgow-born computer expert allegedly hacks into 97 US government computers from his home in north London.