Year 2006

• Anderson Man Charged with Criminal Copyright Infringement (December 28, 2006)
• Defendant Sentenced in Online Piracy Crackdown (December 19, 2006)
• Two Michigan Residents Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement (December 15, 2006)
• Former Chinese National Charged with Stealing Military Application Trade Secrets from Silicon Valley Firm to Benefit Governments of Thailand, Malaysia, and China: Third Foreign Economic Espionage Indictment in the United States Since the Enactment of Economic Espionage Act of 1996; Source Code Used for Military Combat Simulation and Banned for Export Without License (December 14, 2006)
• Two Men Plead Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets from Silicon Valley Companies to Benefit China: First Conviction in the Country for Foreign Economic Espionage (December 14, 2006)
• Utah Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services (December 14, 2006)
• Vermilion, Ohio Man Charged with Wire Fraud (December 14, 2006)
• Hollywood Movie Pirate Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Copyright Infringement and Escape (December 1, 2006)
• Former Vancouver Area Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Software and Money Laundering: Web of Companies Sold up to $20 million of Microsoft Software with Altered Licenses (November 29, 2006)
• Camcorder Pleads Guilty to Infringing Copyright of Mission Impossible III (November 13, 2006)
• Operator of For-Profit Software Piracy Web Site Pleads Guilty: Caused up to $25 Million in Losses to Software Industry (November 9, 2006)
• Pharmaceutical Distributor Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Drugs (October 18, 2006)
• Wise, Virginia Man Sentenced in Peer-to-Peer Piracy Crackdown (October 17, 2006)
• California Man Sentenced for Recklessly Damaging a Protected Computer Owned by his Former Employer (October 16, 2006)
• Local Business Owner Sentenced to Year In Jail for Copyright Infringement Conspiracy Related to the Sales of Counterfeit Goods (October 16, 2006)
• California Man Sentenced for Electronically Stealing Trade Secrets from his Former Employer, a Construction Contractor (October 13, 2006)
• Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Ordering and Receiving Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Drugs (September 25, 2006)
• Owner of P.C. Consultants of Wadsworth, Inc. Charged with Computer Intrusion of Merrick Graphics' Computer System (September 22, 2006)
• Developer of "HU Loader" Pleads Guilty in Satellite Television Piracy Case (September 21, 2006)
• Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals & 11 Individuals Indicted for "Generic" Pill Fraud Scheme: Defendants Allegedly Sold Millions of Pills Over the Internet (September 20, 2006)
• Justice Department Announces Guilty Plea in Peer-to-Peer Piracy Crackdown (September 12, 2006)
• For-Profit Software Piracy Website Operator Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison: Defendant Made More Than $5.4 Million in Illegal Revenue (September 8, 2006)
• 'Operation Fastlink' Defendant Sentenced for Online Software Piracy (September 7, 2006)
• Operator of Massive For-Profit Software Piracy Website Sentenced to Six Years in Prison: Defendant Made More Than $4.1 Million in Illegal Revenue (August 25, 2006)
• Michigan Man Gets 30 Months for Conspiracy to Order Destructive Computer Attacks on Business Competitors (August 25, 2006)
• Two Men Plead Guilty To Music Piracy Charges (August 24, 2006)
• Miramar Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (August 22, 2006)
• Fourth Guilty Plea in Copyright Infringement Conspiracy Following Warehouse Raids of Counterfeit Goods (August 11, 2006)
• Statement of the Attorney General on the Senate's Action on the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention (August 4, 2006)
• Four Men Sentenced And Another Film Critic Pleads Guilty In Operation Copycat (August 1, 2006)
• Florida Man Sentenced for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (July 13, 2006)
• Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three For Conspiracy to Steal and Sell Coca Cola Company Trade Secrets (July 11, 2006)
• Oxford, GA Man Indicted For Trafficking in Illicit Software (July 10, 2006)
• Chesterfield Township Retailer Sentenced for Sale of Counterfeit Products July 5, 2006
• Former Metaldyne Employees Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets (July 5, 2006)
• U.S. Announces Charges Against 22 Traffickers of Counterfeit Movies (June 28, 2006)
• Four Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Federal Online Piracy Crackdown: Defendants Receive Prison Terms Between 8 and 18 Months (June 28, 2006)
• Former Technology Manager Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Computer Hacking Offense (June 23, 2006)
• Attorney General Highlights Department of Justice's Efforts to Enforce and Protect Intellectual Property Rights: 2006 Progress Report Announces Implementation of Task Force's Previous Recommendations (June 20, 2006)
• Progress Report of the Department of Justice's Task Force on Intellectual Property (June 2006)
• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce (June 20, 2006)
• Massachusetts Man And Woman Plead Guilty To Participating In One Of New England's Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracies (June 19, 2006)
• Operator of Massive For-Profit Software Piracy Website Pleads Guilty: Caused Up To $20 Million in Losses to Software Industry (June 16, 2006)
• North Carolina Man Charged with Illegally Accessing American College of Physicians Database (June 15, 2006)
• Los Angeles Man Charged after Attempting to Make Copy of the Medical College Admissions Test (May 25, 2006)
• Pharmacist Convicted of Purchasing Chinese Counterfeit Drugs (May 25, 2006)
• Final Defendant Charged Pleads Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in United States to Date (May 22, 2006)
• Jury Convicts Store Owner of Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software (May 19, 2006)
• Three Defendants Sentenced in Federal Internet Music Piracy Crackdown: One Defendant Receives 15 Months in Prison (May 19, 2006)
• Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Sentenced for Hacking Department of Education Computer (May 12, 2006)
• "Botherder" Dealt Record Prison Sentence for Selling and Spreading Malicious Computer Code (May 8, 2006)
• California Man Pleads Guilty in "Botnet" Attack That Impacted Seattle Hospital and Defense Department (May 4, 2006)
• Five Additional Defendants Charged in Crackdown Against Worldwide Internet Piracy Groups: Second Set of Indictments Arising From Charlotte FBI Undercover Investigation for Operations FastLink and Site Down (April 27, 2006)
• Los Angeles Man Convicted under New Statute for Pirating Movie in a Movie Theater (April 20, 2006)
• San Diego Computer Expert Charged with Hacking into U.S.C. Computer System Containing Student Applications (April 20, 2006)
• Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement (April 13, 2006)
• Five Additional Defendants Charged with Violating Copyright Laws as Part of Operation Copycat: 20 Defendants Convicted Thus Far, including Three Site Operators; 32 Defendants Charged to Date in Ongoing Investigation (April 6, 2006)
• First Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in U.S. to Date (April 3, 2006)
• United States Secret Service's Operation Rolling Stone Nets Multiple Arrests (March 28, 2006)
• Telemarketing Firm Official Indicted in New Hampshire Phone Jamming Case (March 27, 2006)
• Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Pleads Guilty to Hacking Department of Education Computer (March 1, 2006)
• Justice Department Announces Four Pleas in Internet Music Piracy Crackdown (February 28, 2006)
• Cleveland, Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Conspiracy (February 28, 2006)
• Former Officer of Internet Company Sentenced in Case of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom Corporation (February 22, 2006)
• Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Student with Accessing Protected Computer at University of Utah (February 17, 2006)
• Utah Man Charged with Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services in Vernal Region (February 15, 2006)
• Former Antelope, California Man Pleaded Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Microsoft Software (February 14, 2006)
• California Man Indicted for Botnet Attack That Impacted Hospital (February 10, 2006)
• Florida Man Indicted for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (February 7, 2006)
• 19 Indicted in $6.5 Million “RISCISO” Software Piracy Conspiracy (February 1, 2006)
• Azusa, California "Phisher" Arrested for Posing as America Online Billing Representative and Obtaining Personal Information from Subscribers (January 26, 2006)
• Bot Herder Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adware Installs and Selling Zombies to Hackers and Spammers (January 23, 2006)
• Dayton, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation Crimes Involving Minors and Computer Intrusion (January 19, 2006)
• Three Charged with Pirating Video Games And Illegally Modifying Xbox Game Consoles (January 12, 2006)
• Operation Higher Education: Las Vegas Man Admits Role in Online Piracy Ring (January 6, 2006)