A ranar 10 ga Disamba, 1999, Smith ya yarda da laifin sakin kwayar cutar kuma an yanke masa hukuncin ɗaurin shekaru 10 a kurkuku, yana yin watanni 20. An kuma ci shi tarar dalar Amurka 5,000. An kama shi sakamakon haɗin gwiwar da ya shafi (da sauransu) FBI, 'Yan Sandan Jihar New Jersey, Monmouth Internet, da masanin kimiyyar kwamfuta na Sweden. An zargi David L. Smith da laifin haifar da lalacewar dala miliyan 80 ta hanyar rushe kwamfutocin mutum da hanyoyin sadarwa a cikin kasuwanci da gwamnati Tambaya: Yaushe Smith ya amsa laifin?
10 ga Disamba, 1999