Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

Latest News

• FBI Arrests Man behind a Host of Website Attacks- Including Rollingstone.com (June 30, 2009)
• "Iceman," Founder of Online Credit Card Theft Ring, Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges (June 29, 2009)
• Detroit Spammer and Four Co-Conspirators Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar E-mail Stock Fraud Scheme (June 22, 2009)
• Houston Man Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Computer Products (June 12, 2009)
• International Telephone Hacking Conspiracy Busted; Indictment in the United States, Arrests and Searches in Italy, and Continued Operations in the Philippines (June 12, 2009)
• Ohio Man was Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison in Connection with Recent Conviction for Violation of the Telephone Records and Privacy Act of 2006 (June 3, 2009)
• New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Launching Attack That Shut down Church of Scientology Websites (May 11, 2009)
• Swedish National Charged with Hacking and Theft of Trade Secrets Related to Alleged Computer Intrusions at Nasa and Cisco (May 5, 2009)
• Computer Administrator Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer’s Computer System (May 1, 2009)
• San Diego Man Arrested for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Regarding Claims (April 30, 2009)
• Laid off Computer Systems Administrator at Financial Firm Admits Attempting to Extort Better Severance Terms (April 27, 2009)
• Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Computer Software Worth $1 Million (April 16, 2009)
• Florida Man Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges for Prostituting Girl He Solicited on Internet (April 15, 2009)
• Owner and Operator of Massachusetts Computer Parts Company Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with $15.4 Million Dollar Cisco Networking Equipment Fraud (April 10, 2009)