Federal prosecutors are strongly recommending that LulzSec leader Hector Xavier Monsegur, aka 'Sabu' be sentenced to time served, which amounts to about 7 months. 'Sabu' provided the government with countless bits of information that lead to multiple arrests. His sentence falls quite short of the 10 year stretch which was handed down to Jeremy Hammond as a result of his cooperation.

According to Wired, as a reward for his extensive cooperation helping prosecutors hunt down his fellow hackers, the government is seeking time served for the long-awaited sentencing of top LulzSec leader Hector Xavier Monsegur, also known as “Sabu.”

After delaying his sentencing for nearly three years, the government has asked a federal court to sentence Monsegur to time served — just seven months — calling him an “extremely valuable and productive cooperator” in a document that details for the first time his extensive cooperation providing “unprecedented access to LulzSec.”

Monsegur, who has long been despised by members of LulzSec for his reported snitching, faced a possible sentence of between 259 and 317 months imprisonment under U.S. sentencing guidelines. But the U.S. Probation Office and prosecutors have asked for a reduced sentence “without regard to the otherwise applicable mandatory minimum sentence in this case” in a motion submitted to the U.S. District Court (.pdf) in the Southern District of New York on Friday.

The government notes that because Monsegur’s cooperation was publicly exposed shortly after his arrest, he and his family faced severe threats, causing authorities to relocate him and some of his family members.

Sabu’s 'sentencing' is set for May 27.