Accused murderer Luke Sparos is alleged to have caused the ban of prison-approved tablets for NSW’s highest-risk inmates after exploiting a hack that let him send unauthorised messages.
Held on remand at Goulburn’s Supermax, Sparos allegedly used the chat function on Triple J’s website to communicate with people inside and outside prison.
The tablets, introduced in 2021 to support education and rehabilitation, were quickly banned after authorities discovered the messaging hack.
“I can’t imagine Sparos was too popular with the other inmates after that,” a source told The Daily Telegraph.
Police have downloaded thousands of messages from his device, some revealing personal updates and fantasies about life outside.
Sparos, 45, is accused of orchestrating the 2023 shooting murder of his former best friend and Sydney crime figure Alen Moradian, reportedly over a drug debt dispute.
Previously shielded by a non-publication order, his identity was revealed last week by the NSW Supreme Court.
Inside Supermax, Sparos spends most of his day in a tiny cell with minimal recreation, limited to free-to-air TV, library books, and heavily monitored letters or calls.
The tablet ban has left him and other inmates with only tightly controlled means of communication.
Source: The Daily Telegraph.
