Year 2004

• First 'Operation Fastlink' Defendant Pleads Guilty to Online Software Piracy (December 22, 2004)
• Warren, Ohio Woman Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels and Reproduction and Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures (December 15, 2004)
• Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Breaking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (December 15, 2004)
• Fourth Defendant in Massive Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (November 18, 2004)
• U.S. Arrests Connecticut Man on Charge of Selling Stolen Microsoft Windows Source Code (November 9, 2004)
• Two San Jose Men Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets Worth Over $1 Million (November 4, 2004)
• Nineteen Individuals Indicted in Internet 'Carding' Conspiracy (October 28, 2004)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (October 19, 2004)
• Lanham, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement for Operating a Pay-for-Access Website Offering Pirated Copies of Business Software (October 14, 2004)
• Attorney General John Ashcroft Announces Recommendations of the Justice Department's Intellectual Property Task Force (October 6, 2004)
• Ex-Official of Manhattan Computer Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Attack Charge (September 9, 2004)
• California Man Admits Hacking Into Computers of High-Technology Company (August 31, 2004)
• Former Virginia Beach Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Selling Illegal Copies of Software (August 25, 2004)
• Attorney General Ashcroft Announces First Criminal Enforcement Action Against Peer-To-Peer Copyright Piracy (August 25, 2004)
• Former Employee of a Massachusetts High-Technology Firm Charged with Computer Hacking (August 23, 2004)
• Manhattan Man Arrested on Federal Charge of Selling Pirated Computer Software (August 17, 2004)
• Four Agree to Plead Guilty to Copyright Infringement for Maintaining Pirated Movies, Software on 'Warez' Site (August 6, 2004)
• Six Internet Fraudsters Indicted in International Conspiracy to Steal More Than $10 Million From World's Largest Technology Distributor (August 4, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $875,035 (July 28, 2004)
• Houston Importer Convicted of Trafficking in Counterfeit Merchandise (July 20, 2004)
• Former Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Resident Gets Prison Term for Selling Bootlegged Recordings (July 15, 2004)
• Florida Man Charged with Breaking into Acxiom Computer Records (July 21, 2004)
• China Citizen Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of a Software Company with Intent to Defraud (July 7, 2004)
• Seattle, Washington Man Arrested for Hacking into Internet Search Engine Alta Vista (July 2, 2004)
• Cary Waage Sentenced to Prison for his Role in $60 Million Internet Scam (July 9, 2004)
• Internet Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement (June 18, 2004)
• Federal Judge Sentences Staten Island, New York Ex-Official of Local Internet Service Provider to Prison for Computer Attack (June 16, 2004)
• Wi-Fi Hacker Pleads Guilty to Attempted $17,000,000 Extortion (June 8, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Charged with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access to Embezzle More Than $875,035 (May 27, 2004)
• Fraudster Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison in Internet 'Phishing' Case: Spammer Posed as AOL and Paypal to Con Customers into Providing Personal Information (May 18, 2004)
• Six Formerly Associated with Fox Cable Charged with Copyright Infringement for Running Warez Site that had Pirated Movies, Software (May 14, 2004)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004)
• Department of Justice Announces Arrests of Detroit-Area Men on Violations of the "Can-Spam" Act (April 29, 2004)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Ebay Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, and Identity Theft (April 28, 2004)
• Ohio Man Convicted on Charges of Producing Counterfeit U.S. Currency and Illegally Modifying or "hacking" Direct TV Access Cards (April 26, 2004)
• Warwick, Rhode Island Man is Sentenced for Software Piracy (April 23, 2004)
• Glencoe, Alabama Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit & Misbranded Pesticides to Cities (April 21, 2004)
• Justice Department Announces International Internet Piracy Sweep: ‘Operation Fastlink’ Is The Largest Global Enforcement Action Ever Undertaken Against Online Piracy (April 22, 2004)
• Intellectual Property Task Force Chairman David Israelite Announces Task Force Membership, Creation of Working Groups (April 21, 2004)
• Former Global Crossing Employee Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Posting Thousands of Social Security Numbers and Multiple Threats on his Internet Website (April 16, 2004)
• Illinois Man who Distributed Illegally Copied Movies Pleads Guilty to Federal Copyright Infringement Charges (April 13, 2004)
• Warren, Rhode Island Pair Admit Trafficking in Counterfeit DVDs (March 24, 2004)
• Orange County, California Man Indicted on Wiretapping Charges for Installing Spy Hardware on Employer's Computer (March 23, 2004)
• Oak Park, California Computer Programmer Arrested for Extortion and Mail Fraud Scheme Targeting Google, Inc. (March 18, 2004)
• Mission Viejo, California Teen Guilty in Internet Auction Fraud; Defendant Also Admits $400,000 Bank Fraud (March 1, 2004)
• Sewell, New Jersey Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks from Stolen Mail (February 27, 2004)
• 'Cyberscammer' Sentenced to 30 Months for Using Deceptive Internet Names to Mislead Minors to X-Rated Sites (February 26, 2004)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Sentenced to One Year for Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 23, 2004)
• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement (February 20, 2004)
• Louisiana Man Arrested for Releasing 911 Worm to WebTV Users (February 19, 2004)
• Four Named in Federal Copyright Infringement Charges for Illegally Copying, Distributing Hollywood Movies (February 12, 2004)
• St. Paul, Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in First Federal U.S. Case Charging Criminal Copyright Infringement of Motion Pictures (February 10, 2004)
• Two California Men Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining Credit Information, Attempted Credit Fraud (February 10, 2004)
• Leader of Oldest Game Piracy Group Gets 50-Month Prison Sentence (February 10, 2004)
• Former Employees of Dallas-based Car Parts Distributorship Charged with Repeatedly Intruding into Competitor’s Computer Database for Commercial Advantage and Illegally Trafficking in Computer Passwords. (February 9, 2004)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced in First D.C. Case Charging Trafficking in Live Musical Performances (February 7, 2004)
• Internet Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement (February 6, 2004)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Gaining Unauthorized Access and Recklessly Damaging Computers of Several High-Technology Companies Including eBay and Qualcomm From His Graduate School Dorm Room (January 29, 2004)
• Three More Men Plead Guilty in New Hampshire Web-Based Software Piracy Conspiracy (January 23, 2004)
• Operation Safehaven: Honolulu, Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement (January 23, 2004)
• Chicago Man Arrested for Criminal Copyright Infringement in Connection with Prohibited Release of Major Motion Pictures, Many Prior to their Theatrical Release (January 22, 2004)
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (January 8, 2004)
• Mississippi Man Indicted for Attempted Extortion of $2.5 Million from Best Buy Co., Inc. (January 6, 2004)
• Glencoe, Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit and Adulterated Pesticides (January 5, 2004)