Man who leaked Guns N' Roses songs seeking financial aid

Kevin Cogill, the man arrested by federal agents last week for leaking nine unreleased Guns N' Roses tracks online, has set up a PayPal account at his website, The Antiquiet, to raise funds for his legal defense. According to RollingStone.com, Cogill has retained the services of attorney David J.P. Kaloyanides and also plans to auction off his Gibson Les Paul guitar. Cogill wrote, "(Battling these charges) has definitely been by far the biggest expense I have ever faced in my entire life. My resources are very limited while formidable costs shall continue to pile up. It's beyond daunting, being a single independent citizen facing a full-force prosecution by the most powerful government in the world."

Cogill faces up to three years in prison and $250,000 in fines. A preliminary hearing is set for September 27th. His lawyer, Kaloyanides, works with "many indigent clients who cannot afford to hire their own lawyer."

The 27-year-old Cogill, who lives in Los Angeles, was arrested last Wednesday (August 27th) by five FBI agents at his apartment.

Cogill posted the songs at Antiquiet, where they were available for public access. The site crashed from the amount of traffic it received once word of the leaked tracks got out. Cogill took them down again after he was contacted by representatives of Guns N' Roses.

The tracks were allegedly taken from the band's yet-to-be-released Chinese Democracy album. Cogill, who used to work in distribution for the group's record label, says he received them from an anonymous source.
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