Year 2010

• Powell Man Sentenced for Selling More Than 35,000 Illegally Copied Videogames over the Internet (December 29, 2010)
• Blaine Man Stops Trial to Plead Guilty to Hacking into Neighbor’s Internet System to Email Threats against the Vice President (December 17, 2010)
• Fannie Mae Computer Intruder Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for Attempting to Wipe Out Fannie Mae Financial Data: Malicious Code Would Have Destroyed Mortgage Information (December 17, 2010)
• Roseville Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Software (December 17, 2010)
• North Carolina Man Indicted and Arrested in Counterfeit Viagra and Cialis Case (December 16, 2010)
• 8 Arrested in Rockford on Federal Charges of Wire Fraud and Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (December 15, 2010)
• Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Ring Dismantled by International Law Enforcement Effort: Five of 16 Defendants Charged in United States Have Now Pleaded Guilty for Roles in "Lost Boy" Child Pornography Ring (December 14, 2010)
• Theft of Trade Secrets Sentencing (December 14, 2010)
• Former Goldman Sachs Computer Programmer Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Theft of Trade Secrets (December 10, 2010)
• Leawood Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Equipment (December 9, 2010)
• Two Engineers Found Guilty of Stealing Goodyear Trade Secrets (December 9, 2010)
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Operator of Luxury Eyewear Website with Cyberstalking, Threatening, and Defrauding His Customers (December 6, 2010)
• Russian Man Charged with Sending Thousands of Spam Emails (December 3, 2010)
• Former Gray Wireline Employee Admits to Computer Intrusion (December 2, 2010)
• Three Conspirators Plead Guilty to Smuggling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Counterfeit Goods Manufactured in Asia through the Port of Baltimore: Smuggled Counterfeit Coach Hand Bags (December 2, 2010)
• Federal Courts Order Seizure of 82 Website Domains Involved in Selling Counterfeit Goods As Part of DOJ and ICE Cyber Monday Crackdown (November 29, 2010)
• Stockton Man Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (November 23, 2010)
• Former Students Indicted for Computer Hacking at University of Central Missouri (November 22, 2010)
• Administrator of Florida-based Visiontech Components, LLC Pleads Guilty in Connection with Sales of Counterfeit High Tech Devices Destined to the U.S. Military and Other Industries (November 19, 2010)
• Former Societe Generale Trader Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court of Stealing High-frequency Trading System Code (November 19, 2010)
• Malaysian National Indicted for Hacking into Federal Reserve Bank (November 18, 2010)
• Three Plead Guilty in "Wiseguys" Scheme to Purchase 1.5 Million Premium Tickets to Events through Computer Hacking and Fraud (November 18, 2010)
• Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Stealing Ford Trade Secrets (November 17, 2010)
• San Ramon Man Arrested for Theft of Trade Secrets (November 16, 2010)
• Tennessee Man Sentenced for Illegally Accessing Former Governor Sarah Palin’s E-mail Account and Obstruction of Justice (November 12, 2010)
• Johnson County Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Equipment (November 8, 2010)
• Former Employee of Bristol-myers Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets (November 5, 2010)
• 30-Month Sentence For Bot Nets Used To Obtain Information From Other Computer Systems (November 4, 2010)
• Texas Man Who Was Part of Father and Son Team of Pirated Software Sellers Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison (October 29, 2010)
• Virginia Information Technology Director Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Website (October 29, 2010)
• 41-Month Prison Sentence for Importing Chinese-Made Counterfeit Exercise Gear and Bribing Customs Official (October 25, 2010)
• Nigerian National Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Role in Airline Ticket Scam (October 22, 2010)
• Former Dupont Chemist Sentenced to 14 Months Imprisonment for Stealing Dupont Trade Secrets (October 21, 2010)
• Computer Specialist Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Committed through Hacking, Botnets, Spam and Market Manipulation (October 20, 2010)
• Norfolk Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Pirating Copyrighted Movies (October 19, 2010)
• Atlanta Jury Convicts Two Members of Group of DVD and CD Counterfeiters and Suppliers (October 6, 2010)
• Two East Bay Smoke Shop Owners Charged with Selling Counterfeit Goods (October 5, 2010)
• Former Employee of Fannie Mae Contractor Convicted of Attempting to Destroy Fannie Mae Computer Data (October 4, 2010)
• Clinton Store Operator Sentenced to Thirty Seven Months for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (October 1, 2010)
• Department of Justice Hosts Intellectual Property Rights Summit to Discuss Counterfeiting and Piracy in Pasadena, CA (September 30, 2010)
• Justice Department Announces Nearly $4 Million in Awards to Combact Intellectual Property Crimes (September 30, 2010)
• Seven Arrested in Large Counterfeit Merchandise Trafficking Operation (September 30, 2010)
• Comcast Hackers Sentenced to Prison (September 24, 2010)
• Extradited Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Masterminding First-ever Hack into Internet Phone Networks (September 24, 2010)
• Hacker Convicted of Unleashing a Virus and Attacking Media Outlets (September 22, 2010)
• Olympia Resident Pleads Guilty to Cyber-stalking, Threatening and Obscene Phone Calls Using Internet ‘Spoofing’ Service (September 14, 2010)
• Owner and Employee of Florida-based Company Indicted in Connection with Sales of Counterfeit High Tech Devices Destined to the U.S. Military and Other Industries (September 14, 2010)
• Former Computer Server Hosting Facility Employee Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Computer Intrusion and Possessing Child Pornography (September 10, 2010)
• Selling Counterfeit Cisco Parts to Bureau of Prisons Means Owner of Syren Technology Will Now Spend Time There (September 7, 2010)
• Houston Resident Convicted of Trafficking in Fake Prescription Drugs (September 3, 2010)
• Former Paint Manufacturing Chemist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets Valued up to $20 Million (September 1, 2010)
• Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing, Selling and Using Stolen Credit Card Information (September 1, 2010)
• Chinese National Charged with Economic Espionage Involving Theft of Trade Secrets from Leading Agricultural Company Based in Indianapolis (August 31, 2010)
• R.I. Man Pleads Guilty to Ebay Sales of Counterfeit "Frontline" Pet Products (August 31, 2010)
• Tennessee Man Convicted of Illegally Accessing Sarah Palin’s E-mail Account and Obstruction of Justice (August 30, 2010)
• Chico Man Sentenced for Embezzling $693,000 from Charity (August 27, 2010)
• Iowa City Woman Convicted of Accessing President’s Student Loan Records (August 27, 2010)
• Canadian Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Cancer Drugs Using the Internet (August 25, 2010)
• Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Traffic in Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs (August 20, 2010)
• Capitol Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing the Pay of U.S. Servicemen (August 16, 2010)
• Woman Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Private Boxes on Personal Ad Company Computers and Threatening a Customer (August 12, 2010)
• Thibodaux Man Pleads Guilty to Violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (August 11, 2010)
• Texas Man Admits Involvement in Software Piracy Conspiracy (August 10, 2010)
• International Hacker Arraigned after Extradition (August 6, 2010)
• Stalking and Computer Intrusion Indictment Filed In Philadelphia (August 5, 2010)
• San Francisco Merchants Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Apparel and Accessories Worth Millions of Dollars (August 3, 2010)
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act Charges Filed (July 27, 2010)
• Man Indicted on Charges of Trafficking Counterfeit Sports Jerseys (July 22, 2010)
• O’Fallon Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Offense in Connection with the Purchase of 2006 Cardinal Playoff Tickets (July 22, 2010)
• Two Charged in Conspiracy to Steal GM Trade Secrets (July 22, 2010)
• Importer Convicted of Bribery and Trafficking in Counterfeit Exercise Equipment Made in China (July 15, 2010)
• New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to E-mail Spam Conspiracy (July 13, 2010)
• 38 Defendants Indicted in Multi-million Dollar Fraud (July 9, 2010)
• Houston Computer Administrator Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Computer Network (July 6, 2010)
• Dublin Woman Pleads Guilty to Hacking Email Accounts and Deleting Documents in Domestic Relations Dispute (July 2, 2010)
• Five Plead Guilty to Fraud and Wiretapping Charges Involving Walterman Implement in Dike (July 1, 2010)
• Manhattan Federal Court Orders Seizures of Seven Websites for Criminal Copyright Infringement in Connection with Distribution of Pirated Movies over the Internet (June 30, 2010)
• Blaine Man Indicted for Hacking into Neighbor’s Wireless Internet System and Posing As the Neighbor to Email Child Pornography and Threats to the Vice President (June 24, 2010)
• Nantucket Man Arrested and Charged with Operating International Online "Phishing" Scheme to Steal Income Tax Refunds (June 24, 2010)
• O’Fallon Man Indicted for Internet Fraud in Connection with 2006 St. Louis Cardinal Playoff Tickets Scheme (June 24, 2010)
• Orange County Man Suspected of Hacking Computers Arrested on Federal Charges Related to Demands For Sexually Explicit Videos from Women and Teenage Girls (June 22, 2010)
• Jury Convicts Two New York Importers in One of the Largest Counterfeit Goods Prosecutions in U.S. History: Infringed Goods Valued at More Than $100 Million (June 11, 2010)
• Another Pleads Guilty in Botnet Hacking Conspiracy (June 10, 2010)
• Former Dupont Chemist Pleads Guilty (June 8, 2010)
• Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Pirating Copyrighted Movies (June 1, 2010)
• Internet Seller of Pirated Software Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Infringement (May 28, 2010)
• U.S. Indicts Ohio Man and Two Foreign Residents in Alleged Ukraine-Based "Scareware" Fraud Scheme That Caused $100 Million in Losses to Internet Victims Worldwide (May 27, 2010)
• Student Convicted with Using University Computer Network for Denial of Service Attacks and to Control Other Computers (via "Botnet" Zombies) (May 26, 2010)
• Kingman Couple Sentenced for Fraudulently Distributing Indian-manufactured Counterfeit Drugs (May 25, 2010)
• Turlock Residents Sentenced for Major Counterfeit Dvd Business and Public Assistance Fraud (May 20, 2010)
• Arlington Security Guard, Who Hacked into Hospital’s Computer System, Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges (May 14, 2010)
• Chico Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $693,000 from Charity (May 14, 2010)
• Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Creating and Selling Cookie-Stuffing Program (May 14, 2010)
• Student Charged with Using University Computer Network for Denial of Service Attacks and to Control Other Computers (via "Botnet" Zombies) (May 14, 2010)
• Thibodaux Man Charged with Violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (May 14, 2010)
• Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Nine Individuals with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access (May 12, 2010)
• Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Cancer Drugs Using the Internet (May 11, 2010)
• Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Announce 30 Convictions, More Than $143 Million in Seizures from Initiative Targeting Traffickers in Counterfeit Network Hardware (May 6, 2010)
• Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs (May 6, 2010)
• Indian National Sentenced to 81 Months in Prison for Role in International Online Brokerage "Hack, Pump and Dump" Scheme (April 26, 2010)
• Ohio Man Sentenced to 29 Months in Prison for Selling Pirated Copies of Movies (April 20, 2010)
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Former Societe Generale Trader with Stealing High-frequency Trading System Code (April 19, 2010)
• ‘Hacker’ Indicted in Massive Tax, Mail, and Wire Fraud Scheme (April 8, 2010)
• Software Pirates Indicted (April 8, 2010)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison in Manhattan Federal Court for Scheme to Steal and Launder Money from Brokerage Accounts (April 7, 2010)
• Louisville Man Charged in Computer Fraud Scheme (April 7, 2010)
• Leader of Hacking Ring Sentenced for Massive Identity Thefts from Payment Processor and U.S. Retail Networks (March 26, 2010)
• Milwaukee Business Owner Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Trademarked Merchandise (March 23, 2010)
• Nine Defendants Indicted for Smuggling Millions of Dollars in Counterfeit Goods Manufactured in Asia through the Port of Baltimore (March 19, 2010)
• Chesterfield Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Theft of Dupont Trade Secrets (March 18, 2010)
• Illinois Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Posting Nude Videos of ESPN Reporter on Internet (March 15, 2010)
• Father and Son Plead Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Software Worth $1 Million (March 12, 2010)
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges California Man with Cyber-Extortion of New York-Based Insurance Company (March 8, 2010)
• Four Indicted in $25 Million Scheme Defrauding and Hacking Ticketmaster, Tickets.com, and Other Ticket Vendors (March 1, 2010)
• Clark County Man Indicted for Mail Fraud in Connection with Counterfeit Software Scheme (February 25, 2010)
• Harris County Deputy Sheriff Indicted for Disclosing Confidential Information for Cash (February 24, 2010)
• New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Recording of Newly Released Motion Pictures in Movie Theater (February 23, 2010)
• Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Structuring (February 22, 2010)
• "Iceman" Computer Hacker Receives 13-year Prison Sentence (February 12, 2010)
• Justice Department Announces New Intellectual Property Task Force As Part of Broad Ip Enforcement Initiative (February 12, 2010)
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Former Goldman Sachs Computer Programmer for Theft of Trade Secrets (February 11, 2010)
• Las Vegas Man Charged with Creating and Selling Cookie-stuffing Program (February 9, 2010)
• Former Boeing Engineer Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years in Prison for Stealing Aerospace Secrets for China (February 8, 2010)
• Kingdom of Sweden Accepts Request for Transfer of Prosecution in Case Involving Swedish National Charged with Hacking and Trade Secret Theft (February 8, 2010)
• Chinese Man Sentenced to Thirty Months in Federal Prison for Shipping Counterfeit Cisco Parts to the U.S. (February 5, 2010)
• Resident of India Pleads Guilty in International Online Brokerage "Hack, Pump and Dump" Scheme (February 5, 2010)
• Hacker Pleads Guilty to Infiltrating VOIP Networks and Reselling Service for Profit (February 3, 2010)
• Syracuse Man Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets (February 3, 2010)
• 18 Month Sentence in D.MCA Conspiracy Involving Dish Network Nagra 3 (January 29, 2010)
• Turlock Residents Found Guilty of Importing and Distributing Counterfeit DVDs (January 29, 2010)
• Woman Admits to Distributing "Knock off" Goods at Galt Flea Market (January 29, 2010)
• Nebraska Man Agrees to Plead Guilty in Attack of Scientology Websites Orchestrated by ‘anonymous' (January 25, 2010)
• Saudi Citizen Found Guilty of Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Parts to the Marine Corps in Iraq (January 22, 2010)
• Former Standard Mortgage Corporation Clerk Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for $1 Million Computer Fraud (January 14, 2010)
• Romanian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Federal Spamming Charge (January 14, 2010)
• California MVP Micro, Inc. Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Sales of Counterfeit High Tech Parts to the U.S. Military (January 13, 2010)
• Nineteen Indicted in Massive Cybercrime Conspiracy (January 8, 2010)
• Ninety-month Sentence for Man Who Emailed Threats to a Columbus Company, Florida Legislator (January 7, 2010)