Year 2003

• Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty in New Hampshire Software Piracy Conspiracy (December 19, 2003)
• Twelve "Operation Bandwidth" Software Pirates Enter into Group Guilty Plea (December 18, 2003)
• Milford, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking (December 18, 2003)
• New Jersey Man Admits to Distribution of Pirated Movies, Music, Computer Software and Games Worth Over $2.2 Million (December 8, 2003)
• Former Hellmann Logistics Computer Programmer Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Intrusion (December 5, 2003)
• Former Global Crossing Employee Convicted of Posting Threats on His Internet Website and Distributing Information to be Used in Identity Theft (December 4, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Sentenced to Prison for Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (December 2, 2003)
• Gilbert, Arizona Valley Man Indicted in International Software Piracy Scheme (November 26, 2003)
• Hialeah, Florida Man Sentenced for Criminal Copyright Infringement (November 25, 2003)
• Three Men Indicted for Hacking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Attorney General Ashcroft Announces "Operation Cyber Sweep": Five Men Charged in New Hampshire with Software Piracy (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Sewell, New Jersey Man Admits to Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks From Stolen Mail (November 18, 2003)
• Dallas, Texas FBI Employee Indicted for Public Corruption (November 5, 2003)
• Orange County, California Businessman Found Guilty of Trafficking Counterfeit Compaq Computer Components (October 28, 2003)
• Smyrna, Tennessee Businessman and Employees Sentenced in Satellite Television Piracy Case (October 8, 2003)
• Disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies Fan Charged with Hacking into Computers Triggering Spam E-mail Attacks (October 7, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (October 6, 2003)
• Federal Investigation Leads to Prosecution of Internet Software Pirates (October 2, 2003)
• Iowa Man Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence in Internet Software Conspiracy (September 30, 2003)
• President of San Diego Computer Security Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access into Government Computers (September 29, 2003)
• New York Man Sentenced in First D.C. Case Charging Music Piracy (September 29, 2003)
• Juvenile Arrested for Releasing Variant of Blaster Computer Worm That Attacked Microsoft (September 26, 2003)
• Federal Jury Convicts Smart-Card Hacker of Boca Raton, Florida for Violating Digital Millenium Copyright Act (September 22, 2003)
• Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to MSN Internet Fraud (September 12, 2003)
• Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement (September 9, 2003)
• U.S. Charges Hacker with Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (September 9, 2003)
• Los Angeles Man Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets Pertaining to 'Smart Card' Technology ( September 8, 2003)
• Gloucester City, New Jersey Man Admits Defrauding eBay Bidders and Criminal Copyright Infringement (September 8, 2003)
• Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Online Escrow Scam (September 5, 2003)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 year old Arrested for Developing and Releasing B Variant of Blaster Computer Worm (August 29, 2003)
• Sterling, Virginia Man Pleas Guilty to Creating and Selling Pirated CDs Over the Internet (August 29, 2003)
• Former Computer Technician in Douglasville, Georgia Arrested for Hacking into Government Computer Systems in Southern California (August 25, 2003)
• Online Music Piracy Leader from Orlando, Florida Pleads Guilty (August 21, 2003)
• Two Los Angeles-Area Residents Charged with Trafficking Millions of Dollars of Counterfeit Designer Goods (August 18, 2003)
• Former Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Wiretapping-Related Violation (August 12, 2003)
• Sacramento, California Woman Convicted of Embezzling More Than $910,000 In Computer Fraud Scheme (August 1, 2003)
• Hialeah, Florida Man Arrested for Criminal Copyright Infringement (July 28, 2003)
• Russian Man Sentenced for Hacking into Computers in the United States (July 25, 2003)
• FBI Employee Arrested and Charged in Three Federal Indictments (July 17, 2003)
• U.S. Charges Brooklyn Man with Selling Pirated Software to an Undercover Agent (July 16, 2003)
• Queens, New York Man Pleads to Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (July 11, 2003)
• Fremont, California Man Sentenced for Packaging and Selling Counterfeit Microsoft Software (July 8, 2003)
• Kazakhstan Hacker Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Breaking into Bloomberg Systems and Attempting Extortion (July 1, 2003)
• Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar New Hampshire Internet Conspiracy (July 1, 2003)
• Two Former Boeing Managers Charged in Plot to Steal Trade Secrets from Lockheed Martin (June 25, 2003)
• Hamilton, NJ Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Stealing the Movie 'The Hulk' and Posting it on the Internet (June 25, 2003)
• Southern California Man Who Hijacked Al Jazeera Website Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (June 12, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year and One Day And Oredered to Pay More than $88,000 Restitution For Series of Computer Intrusions and Credit Card Fraud (June 12, 2003)
• Former Leader of Razor 1911, the Oldest Game Software Piracy Ring on the Internet, Sentenced (June 6, 2003)
• Concord, Ohio Man Sentenced for Manufacturing, Selling, and Distributing Satellite Television Access Devices (May 30, 2003)
• Grand Island, New York Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets for Downloading Engineering Drawings and Data (May 23, 2003)
• Sterling, Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Making and Selling Illegal Music CDs (May 22, 2003)
• International Software Piracy Ringleader Arrested With Assistance of San Francisco Electronic Crimes Task Force Agents in Bangkok, Thailand (May 21, 2003)
• Leader of $60 Million Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (May 16, 2003)
• Oakland, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets for Stealing Proprietary Databases (May 14, 2003)
• Three Californians Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft (May 12, 2003)
• Hollywood Man Who Used Camcorder to Pirate Movies Charged with Copyright Infringement, Making Threats (May 6, 2003)
• New York Man Pleads Guilty in First D.C. Case Charging Music Piracy (April 30, 2003)
• L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets for Stealing Information to DirecTV 'Smart Card' (April 28, 2003)
• Arlington County Many Is Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Pirated Computer Software Over the Internet (April 25, 2003)
• Warwick, Rhode Island Man Admits Participation in Software Piracy Network (April 24, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Guilty of Hacking into Company's Computer (April 18, 2003)
• Leader of Massive Video Piracy Ring Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court (April 16, 2003)
• Chicago, Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets, Offered to Sell Online Interpreter's Information (April 11, 2003)
• San Jose, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (April 2, 2003)
• Student Charged with Unauthorized Access to University of Texas Computer System (March 14, 2003)
• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Pleads Guilty in District's First Computer Hacking Conviction (March 13, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Credit Card Fraud (March 13, 2003)
• Defendant Indicted in Connection with Operating Illegal Internet Software Piracy Group (March 12, 2003)
• California Woman Convicted for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information in Credit Union Fraud Prosecution (March 10, 2003)
• Nine Indicted for Engaging in a Conspiracy to Distribute Counterfeit Microsoft Software (March 10, 2003)
• Six Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software - $9 Million Worth of Counterfeit Software Seized During Search of Defendants' Distribution Centers (February 26, 2003)
• Los Angeles, California Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Computer Hacking and Internet Fraud Scheme (February 28, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Indicted on Charges of Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (February 26, 2003)
• U.S. Convicts Kazakhstan Hacker of Breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computers and Attempting Extortion (February 26, 2003)
• Justice Department Seizes Top Internet Site Involved in Copyright Piracy (February 26, 2003)
• Smyrna, Tennessee Businessman Pleads Guilty in Satellite Television Piracy Case (February 20, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Into Computer, Destroying Data (February 20, 2003)
• Vista, California Man Charged in Complex Internet Facilitated Wire Fraud Scheme (February 13, 2003)
• Ohio Man Attacked NASA Computer System Shutting Down Email Server (February 13, 2003)
• First Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Criminal Sentencing in California Involving More than 4,500 Bootlegged Video Tapes (February 13, 2003)
• Thai National Indicted on Federal Charges of Importing Millions of Dollars in Counterfeit Software (February 12, 2003)
• Operation Decrypt Leads to Charges Against 17 for Developing Technology used to Steal Millions of Dollars Worth of Satellite TV (February 11, 2003)
• Two Staten Island, New York Men Arrested in Conspiracy to Sell Over $200,000 Worth of Fake Louis Vuitton Handbags via the Internet (February 10, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Arrested on Charges of Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 6, 2003)
• Concord, Ohio Man Charged with Manufacturing, Selling, and Distributing Satellite Television Access Devices (February 4, 2003)
• Florida Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Software Labels on Auction Web Sites (February 4, 2003)
• Arlington, Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Pirated Software Over the Internet (February 3, 2003)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Hacking a Judge's Personal E-Mail Account (January 23, 2003)
• South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Clothing with Counterfeit Trademarks (January 16, 2003)
• Los Angeles, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets for Stealing Information Pertaining to DirecTV's Most Advanced Conditional Access Card (January 16, 2003)
• Alleged Leaders of $60 Million Internet Scam Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (January 3, 2003)
• Los Angeles, California, Man Arrested for Stealing Trade Secrets (January 2, 2003)