Year 2007

• L.A. County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Hotel Business Kiosks and Stealing Credit Card Information (December 18, 2007)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking (December 17, 2007)
• Ten Indicted for Pretexting in "Operation Dialing for Dollars": Defendants Would Adopt Various Identities to Get Confidential Tax, Medical and Employment Info (December 6, 2007)
• Ten Charged in $200 Million Smuggling Operation into the Port of Newark: Defendants Charged with Bypassing Border Security Measures at the Port of Newark by Paying More Than $500,000 in Bribes (December 5, 2007)
• St. Stephen Man Convicted of Sexual Assault, Fraud, Witness Tampering and Extortion Scheme (December 4, 2007)
• North Carolina Man Sentenced to 110 Years for Computer Hacking and Child Pornography (November 30, 2007)
• Brothers Who Operated Fraudlent Salvation Army Website After Katrina Sentenced to Prison (November 28, 2007)
• Former Customs Officer Sentenced in Conspiracy Case (November 27, 2007)
• Two Ohio Women Charged with Illegally Intercepting School Officials’ E-mails and Illegally Possessing User Names and Passwords (November 20, 2007)
• Pasadena Man Sentenced for Defrauding Renton On-line Gaming Company: Man Used Stolen Identities to Order and Resell Goods from Wizards of the Coast On-line Store (November 16, 2007)
• Smithfield, Pennsylvania, Resident Entered Guilty Plea to Trafficking in Copyrighted CDs (November 15, 2007)
• Justice Department Announces Seventh Guilty Plea in P2P Piracy Crackdown (November 14, 2007)
• U.S. Charges Six with Trafficking In Counterfeit Designer Clothing (November 14, 2007)
• Former Employee of Cia and Fbi Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Unauthorized Computer Access and Naturalization Fraud (November 13, 2007)
• Romanian Authorities Arrest 9 of 22 Defendants Charged in Organized Crime Group: 21 Simultaneous Searches Reveal Evidence of Massive "Phishing" and Fraud Scheme (November 13, 2007)
• "Swatter" Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy: Defendant Made False 911 Calls for Fun and Profit by Using "Spoof" Cards (November 9, 2007)
• Computer Security Consultant Charged with Infecting up to a Quarter Million Computers That Were Used to Wiretap, Engage in Identity Theft, Defraud Banks (November 9, 2007)
• Cumming Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Components (November 8, 2007)
• Three Additional Defendants Arrested in Scheme to Hack into Fresno State University’s Computer System to Make Unauthorized Grade Changes (November 8, 2007)
• Former Employee of The Imperial Group Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets (November 6, 2007)
• Operation Bell Bottoms Targets Counterfeiting, Narcotics Operation in Los Angeles-area Clothing Stores (November 6, 2007)
• eBay Auction Scam Nets Sacremento Man 24 Months in Prison: Defendant Failed to Deliver Season Tickets to Sporting Events and Rolex Watches Worth More Than $93,324.52 (November 5, 2007)
• Seattle Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with ID Theft Using Computer File Sharing Programs: First Conviction in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs (November 5, 2007)
• Email Spammer Sentenced to over Two Years in Prison for Participating in Massive Aol Spam Scheme (November 2, 2007)
• Defendant Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison As Part of Internet Piracy Crackdown (November 1, 2007)
• Two Defendants Indicted for Hacking into Fresno State University's Computer System to Make Unauthorized Grade Changes (October 31, 2007)
• Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Hijacking Online Bank Account (October 29, 2007)
• Defendant Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison As Part of Internet Piracy Crackdown (October 26, 2007)
• Defendant Pleads Guilty in DVD Piracy Conspiracy in First Joint Investigation by U.S. and China (October 25, 2007)
• Four Defendants Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Microsoft Corporation: "Operation Cyberstorm" Defendants Operated Scheme to Obtain over $29 Million Worth of Discounted Software under False Pretenses (October 25, 2007)
• Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Man in Scheme Targeting Fiance's Bank Account (October 25, 2007)
• Operator of "Botnet", a Network of Thousands of Virus-infected Computers, Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison (October 23, 2007)
• Distributors Selling "Knock Off" Goods in Sacramento and Placer Counties Charged with Trademark Violations: Three Defendants Targeted for Selling Counterfeited Handbags, Wallets, and other Items for Profit (October 18, 2007)
• Nationwide Trafficker of Counterfeit Clothing Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison: Five of Seven Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Multi-State Enforcement Operation (October 12, 2007)
• David U. Haltinner Pleads Guilty for Selling Approximately 637,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers (October 11, 2007)
• Ann Arbor Former Network Engineer Convicted of Hacking into Pentastar Aviation Network, Destroying Payroll and Personnel Records (October 9, 2007)
• Seattle Man Indicted for ID Theft Using Computer File Sharing Programs: First Case in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs (October 6, 2007)
• Indictment and Arrest for Using Botnet to Launch DoS Attacks (October 1, 2007)
• "Operation Tarnished Badge" Defendant Charged with Satellite Piracy (September 26, 2007)
• "Operation Tarnished Badge" Results in Another Satellite Piracy Conviction (September 26, 2007)
• Norcross Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer's Computer and Telecommunications System: Intrusion Shut Down Communications and Internet Services in Dallas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge (September 26, 2007)
• Two Bay Area Men Indicted On Charges Of Economic Espionage (September 26, 2007)
• Operation Phony Pharm: Six Charged As a Result of Investigation Targeting Internet Sale of Steroids, Human Growth Hormone (September 24, 2007)
• Ohio Man Sentenced for for Illegally Transmitting Electronic Funds from Various Banks to Ameritrade and E*Trade, Totaling Approximately $3,348,000.00 (September 21, 2007)
• Doctor and Pharmacy Owner Plead Guilty in Internet Pharmacy Conspiracy (September 19, 2007)
• Former Department of Commerce Agent Indicted for Making a False Statement and Exceeding Authorized Access to a Government Database: Defendant Used Department of Homeland Security Database to Track a Woman and her Family (September 19, 2007)
• Former Systems Administrator Admits Planting "Logic Bomb" in Company Computers (September 19, 2007)
• Leader of "Spam" Operaton is Sentenced (September 17, 2007)
• Man Charged in Online Pharmacy That Sold Counterfeit Drugs (September 17, 2007)
• Three Men Sentenced For Copyright Infringement at "The Big EZ" (September 14, 2007)
• Texas A&M Grad Convicted of Hacking into Alma Mater's Computer System (September 12, 2007)
• "Iceman," Founder of Online Credit Card Theft Ring, Indicted on Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Charges (September 11, 2007)
• Software Pirate Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison: Illinois Man Is 12th Conviction from Operation SafeHaven (August 31, 2007)
• Wilkes-Barre Man Charged with Copyright Infringement (August 30, 2007)
• Three Individuals Indicted for Conspiracy to Sell More Than $5 Million in Counterfeit Software (August 16, 2007)
• Guilty Plea Entered in Federal Copyright Infringement Case (August 9, 2007)
• Oxford, Georgia Man Sentenced for Trafficking Illicit Computer Software Labels: First Sentencing under New Federal Statute protecting Consumers from Illicit Certificates of Authenticity (August 8, 2007)
• Chicago-Area Man Sentenced to One Year and One Day in Prison for Criminal Copyright Infringement As Part of Operation Copycat: Movies Downloaded from Internet Warez Site Were Sold in Defendant’s Retail Outlets (August 7, 2007)
• Operation Higher Education: Maryland Man Involved in Online Piracy Ring Is Sentenced (August 7, 2007)
• Remaining Two Defendants Sentenced in Largest CD and DVD Manufacturing Piracy and Counterfeiting Scheme Prosecuted in the United States to Date: Three Defendants Used Expensive Replication Equipment and Fake FBI Anti-Piracy Labels As Part of a Massive Copyright and Trademark Infringement Scheme to Manufacture Pirated and Counterfeit Software and Music CDs and DVDs for Retail Distribution around the Country (August 6, 2007)
• Eighteen Charged with Racketeering in Internet Drug Distribution Network (August 2, 2007)
• Former Chinese National Convicted for Committing Economic Espionage to Benefit China Navy Research Center in Beijing and for Violating the Arms Export Control Act: First Conviction in the Country Involving Source Code under the Arms Export Control Act; and Second Conviction in the Country under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (August 2, 2007)
• Ice Partners with Industry to Launch Largest Enforcement Action of Its Kind Targeting Importers and Distributors of Illegal Devices Used to Circumvent Anti-Piracy Technology in Top Gaming Consoles: 32 Search Warrants Executed in Nationwide Intellectual Property Rights Investigation (August 1, 2007)
• Third Conviction for Camcording Movies in a Theater and Third Conviction for Violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act As Part of Operation Copycat: Thirty-Sixth Copyright Conviction in Case (July 31, 2007)
• International Investigation Conducted Jointly by FBI and Law Enforcement Authorities in People's Republic of China Results in Multiple Arrests in China and Seizures of Counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec Software (July 23, 2007)
• Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Posting '24' Television Show on Internet Prior to First Broadcast on Fox (July 2, 2007)
• Former Sandia National Laboratories Employee Pleads Guilty to Stalking and Other Crimes (June 29, 2007)
• Twenty-Nine Defendants in New York, New Jersey, and California Charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle over 950 Shipments of Merchandise into the United States: Defendants Include Merchandise Distributors, Freight Forwarders, Customs Brokers, Owners and Managers of Customs-Bonded Warehouses, and Managers of a Customs Exam Site (June 26, 2007)
• Two Convicted of Selling $6 Million Worth of Counterfeit Software on eBay (June 25, 2007)
• Extradited Software Piracy Ringleader Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison (June 22, 2007)
• "Phisher" Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison After Nation's First Can-Spam Act Jury Trial Conviction (June 14, 2007)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Trade Secret Theft from Corning Incorporated (June 12, 2007)
• Valley Couple Charged with Criminal Copyright and Trademark Violations for Distributing Counterfeited Microsoft Software: Defendants Obtained Software and Distributed It Throughout the United States (June 12, 2007)
• Moorpark Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conducting a Multi-million Dollar International Cable Piracy Business (June 8, 2007)
• Former Computer Contractor Pleads Guilty to Hacking Daimler Chrysler Parts Distribution Wireless Network (June 1, 2007)
• Illinois Man Charged with Leaking Season Premier of Popular Television Show by Uploading to the Internet (June 1, 2007)
• Ex-Employee of the Coca Cola Company and Co-Defendant Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets: Joya Williams & Co-Conspirator Ibrahim Dimson Going to Federal Prison (May 23, 2007)
• Software Piracy Crackdown 'Operation Fastlink' Yields 50th Guilty Plea (May 14, 2007)
• North St. Paul Man Receives Federal Sentence for Copying Copyrighted Movies (May 11, 2007)
• Ohio Man Indicted for Illegally Transmitting Electronic Funds from Various Banks to Ameritrade and E*Trade, Totaling Approximately $3,348,000.00 (May 9, 2007)
• Kc Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement on Counterfeit DVDs, CDs (May 8, 2007)
• Michigan Resident Sentenced for Selling More Than $1 Million Worth of Counterfeit Software on eBay (May 3, 2007)
• Justice Department Announces Guilty Plea in P2P Piracy Crackdown (April 30, 2007)
• Digital Currency Business E-Gold Indicted for Money Laundering and Illegal Money Transmitting (April 27, 2007)
• Four Men Convicted In Online Auction Piracy Initiative: Defendants Sold Counterfeit Software on eBay Worth More Than $19 Million (April 26, 2007)
• Sacramento Man Charged with Computer Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft: Internet "Phishing" Scheme Used to Steal Thousands of Credit and Debit Card Numbers, Social Security Numbers (April 26, 2007)
• Extradited Software Piracy Ringleader Pleads Guilty (April 20, 2007)
• Justice Department Announces First Ever Conviction for Infringing Copyrights in Karaoke Sound Recordings (April 20, 2007)
• Operator of For-Profit Software Piracy Web Site Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison: Caused up to $2.5 Million in Losses to Software Industry (April 20, 2007)
• Two Defendents Plead Guilty in Internet Music Piracy Crackdown (April 20, 2007)
• Vermilion, Ohio Man Sentenced in Wire Fraud Case (April 19, 2007)
• Justice Department Announces Fifth Guilty Plea in P2P Piracy Crackdown (April 16, 2007)
• Four Defendants Sentenced in One of New England's Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracies (April 9, 2007)
• Former Navy Contractor Sentenced for Damaging Navy Computer System (April 5, 2007)
• Central Valley Couple Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Criminal Copyright Violations for Distributing Counterfeited Movies and Music: Defendants Operated Massive Distribution Centers in Stockton and San Jose (March 30, 2007)
• Indiana Resident Sentenced to 27 Months for Selling More Than $700,000 Worth of Counterfeit Software on eBay (March 28, 2007)
• Hawaii Man Sentenced for Copyright Infringement of Game Software (March 20, 2007)
• St. Joseph Woman Sentenced for $312,000 Wire Fraud (March 14, 2007)
• Hackers from India Indicted for Online Brokerage Intrusion Scheme that Victimized Customers and Brokerage Firms (March 12, 2007)
• Eight Arrests in Multi-State Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Ring (March 7, 2007)
• Defendant Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud and Identity Theft (March 5, 2007)
• Massachusetts Man Charged with Defrauding Cisco of Millions of Dollars Worth of Computer Networking Equipment: Using False Identities and Private Mailboxes in at Least 39 States, Suspect Allegedly Carried out the Fraud at Least 700 Times (February 28, 2007)
• Los Angeles-Area Man Charged with Uploading Academy Award 'Screener' onto Internet (February 22, 2007)
• Software Piracy Ringleader Extradited from Australia (February 20, 2007)
• Guilty Plea in Trade Secrets Case (February 15, 2007)
• Washington State Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Transmitting Internet Virus (February 15, 2007)
• Two Former "Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals" Conspirators Plead Guilty in Scheme to Sell "Generic" Pills over the Internet: Two Defendants Will Cooperate in Government Investigation (February 13, 2007)
• Clovis and Fresno Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Copyright Infringement (February 8, 2007)
• Covington, Kentucky Man Indicted for Copyright Infringement (February 8, 2007)
• Grocery Market Owners Indicted for Producing and Selling Counterfeit DVDs (February 8, 2007)
• Three Internal Revenue Service Employees Indicted for Computer Fraud/Abuse (February 8, 2007)
• Duracell Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets (February 2, 2007)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Morgan Stanley Trade Secrets Relating to Hedge Funds (February 1, 2007)
• Former Antelope Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Microsoft Software: Defendant Cracked Code Needed to Activate Software Causing More Than $500,000 in Losses (January 25, 2007)
• First Conviction in Hewlett Packard Pretexting Investigation (January 12, 2007)
• Former Qualcomm Employee Sentenced For Theft of Trade Secrets (January 3, 2007)