Year 2011

• Three Indicted for Selling Counterfeit Clothing and Other Merchandise (December 27, 2011)
• Chinese National Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets (December 21, 2011)
• Chinese Perfume Importer Sentenced in Brooklyn to 12 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Perfume (December 20, 2011)
• CD and DVD Counterfeiter and Supplier Sentenced to Prison (December 14, 2011)
• Two New Jersey Men Charged with Allegedly Trafficking Counterfeit Perfume (December 5, 2011)
• Stockton Man Indicted on Weapons and Counterfeit Goods Charges (December 2, 2011)
• Wayne County Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Selling Counterfeit Merchandise Online (December 2, 2011)
• Counterfeit DVD/CD Network Disrupted In Fresno County (November 17, 2011)
• Newark Woman Pleads Guilty to Operating Software Piracy Websites (November 16, 2011)
• Cybersecurity: Protecting America's New Frontier (November 15, 2011)
• Administrator of VisionTech Components, LLC Sentenced To 38 Months in Prison For Her Role in Sales of Counterfeit Integrated Circuits Destined to U.S. Military and Other Industries To 38 Months in Prison For Her Role in Sales of Counterfeit Integrated Circuits Destined to U.S. Military and Other Industries: Counterfeit Devices Were Sold to U.S. Navy and Defense Contractors (October 25, 2011)
• Two Top Administrators of Ninjavideo Website Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (October 25, 2011)
• Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets: First Prosecution in Indiana for Foreign Economic Espionage (October 18, 2011)
• Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Forcing Labor and Distributing Pirated/Counterfeit CDs and DVDs (October 14, 2011)
• Former Citadel Employee Arrested for Theft of Financial Firm's Trade Secrets: Hard drives recovered from canal allegedly contained effort to construct currency futures trading platform based on Citadel's proprietary model (October 13, 2011)
• La Plata Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell Counterfeit Viagra (September 30, 2011)
• Ninjavideo Founder Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (September 29, 2011)
• Former CME Group Software Engineer Indicted For Theft Of Globex Computer Trade Secrets (September 28, 2011)
• Founder of Ninjavideo Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (September 23, 2011)
• Virginia Store Owner Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Goods (September 21, 2011)
• Chinese National Indicted with Trafficking in Counterfeit Merchandise of over 1000 Items (September 16, 2011)
• Southern California Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Importing Counterfeit Exercise Equipment (September 12, 2011)
• Ninjavideo Website Operators Charged with Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (September 9, 2011)
• Online Identity Thief Sentenced in Virginia to 14 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Credit Cards Leading to More Than $3 Million in Losses (September 9, 2011)
• Two Texas Men Guilty of Trafficking Counterfeit Goods at Mall Kiosks (September 9, 2011)
• Nashville Man Charged with Selling Counterfeit Viagra & Cialis (August 23, 2011)
• Maryland Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment (August 18, 2011)
• Michigan Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Selling More Than $400,000 in Counterfeit Business Software (August 15, 2011)
• Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Online Identity Theft Involving More Than $700,000 in Reported Fraud (August 10, 2011)
• DVD Pirate Sentenced To One-And-A-Half Years In Prison (August 9, 2011)
• Four Florida Men Charged in Boston with Defrauding Homeowners in Home Loan Modification Scam (August 9, 2011)
• Two Chinese Defendants Plead Guilty in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Trafficking in Counterfeit Perfume (August 5, 2011)
• Former Downtown Mall Shop Owner Indicted for Selling Counterfeit Goods (July 29, 2011)
• Sixteen Individuals Arrested in the United States for Alleged Roles in Cyber Attacks (July 19, 2011)
• Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement (July 14, 2011)
• Man from Mexico Sentenced for Using Counterfeit Documents to Obtain Employment (July 13, 2011)
• New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion into Former Employer’s Computer Systems (July 13, 2011)
• Sacramento Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Music and Movies (July 11, 2011)
• Romanian Man Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in International Fraud Scheme Involving Online Auction Websites (June 29, 2011)
• Final Defendant Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in Child Pornography Distribution Ring (June 27, 2011)
• Lead Defendant in International Computer Hacking Ring Sentenced in Two Cases to 13 Years in Federal Prison (June 27, 2011)
• Sacramento Man Indicted for Using Craigslist to Traffic in Counterfeit Viagra from China (June 24, 2011)
• Belarusian National Is Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Participating in International Online Scheme to Steal U.S. Tax Refunds (June 22, 2011)
• Department of Justice Disrupts International Cybercrime Rings Distributing Scareware (June 22, 2011)
• Baltimore Store Owner Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Luxury Apparel and Accessories (June 20, 2011)
• Fifth Member of CD and DVD Counterfeiting Ring in Atlanta Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison (June 17, 2011)
• Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Selling More Than $1 Million in Counterfeit Tax Preparation Software (June 7, 2011)
• Belgian Citizen Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit, Misbranded Drugs (June 3, 2011)
• Chinese National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Weight Loss Drug (June 3, 2011)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (June 3, 2011)
• Two Individuals Convicted of Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment (May 26, 2011)
• Waldorf Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Viagra (May 26, 2011)
• Computer Programmer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unauthorized Computer Access (May 19, 2011)
• Indictment Filed In Scheme To Sell Counterfeit LifeScan One Touch Diabetic Test Strips (May 17, 2011)
• Charges Filed Involving Distribution of Pirated Motion Pictures (May 16, 2011)
• Charges Filed against College Student for Creating and Disseminating Counterfeit Online Coupons over the Internet (May 11, 2011)
• Attempt to Hack Houston Atms Nets North Carolina Resident a Prison Term (May 9, 2011)
• Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Trafficking Counterfeit Exercise Equipment Made in China (May 9, 2011)
• Three Associated with L.a. Jewelry Store Sentenced for Selling Lead-tainted Counterfeit Designer Jewelry (May 9, 2011)
• Columbia Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Movies (May 6, 2011)
• California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Distributing Pirated Music during Five-year Period (May 2, 2011)
• Former Montgomery County Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing a Government Computer to Obtain Information (April 27, 2011)
• Hacker Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Resulting in Losses of More Than $36 Million (April 21, 2011)
• Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling More Than $400,000 in Counterfeit Business Software (April 20, 2011)
• United States Enters Domain-name Use Agreements with Two Online Poker Companies (April 20, 2011)
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Principals of Three Largest Internet Poker Companies with Bank Fraud, Illegal Gambling Offenses and Laundering Billions in Illegal Gambling Proceeds (April 15, 2011)
• Department of Justice Takes Action to Disable International Botnet (April 13, 2011)
• MALAYSIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD: Admitted to Hacking into the Federal Reserve Bank Computer System (April 13, 2011)
• Chinese National Sentenced Today For Stealing Ford Trade Secrets (April 12, 2011)
• Foreign National Convicted of Trafficking Fake Drugs Sentenced in Absentia (April 4, 2011)
• Former Milford Man Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Copyright Infringement (March 29, 2011)
• Five Domestic Defendants Linked to International Computer Hacking Ring Guilty of Federal Fraud Charges: 46 People Charged in Operation ‘Phish Phry’ Have Now Been Convicted (March 25, 2011)
• Chinese Counterfeit Perfume Importers Indicted for Allegedly Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (March 23, 2011)
• Defendant Arrested on Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud (March 21, 2011)
• Former Goldman Sachs Computer Programmer Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Stealing Firm’s Trade Secrets (March 18, 2011)
• Former Security Guard, Who Hacked into Hospital’s Computer System, Is Sentenced to 110 Months in Federal Prison (March 18, 2011)
• Tyngsboro Company Charged with Selling Counterfeit Computer Equipment (March 18, 2011)
• Montgomery County Police Officer Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Computer Fraud (March 16, 2011)
• New York Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Copyright Violation for Illegally Uploading Copy of X-Men Movie (March 14, 2011)
• Former Société Générale Trader Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 36 Months in Prison for Stealing Bank’s Trade Secrets (February 28, 2011)
• International Computer Hacker Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison (February 28, 2011)
• Lithonia Woman Indicted for Computer Fraud Using IRS Computers (February 28, 2011)
• Bakersfield Business Owner Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (February 24, 2011)
• Four CD and DVD Counterfeiters and Suppliers in Atlanta Sentenced to Prison (February 24, 2011)
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Computer Servers of Local Company and Nasa (February 23, 2011)
• 151 Month Sentence for Wiretap and Fraud Convictions (February 18, 2011)
• Romanian Man Pleads Guilty for Role in International Fraud Scheme Involving Online Auction Web Sites (February 17, 2011)
• Sweetheart, but Fake, Deals Put on Ice: "Operation Broken Hearted" Protects Consumers from Counterfeit Valentine's Day Goods (February 14, 2011)
• Local Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Drugs (February 9, 2011)
• 2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement (February 8, 2011)
• Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Trade Secret Theft from Corning Inc. (February 8, 2011)
• Maryland Man Convicted of Defrauding Cisco Systems Inc. (February 8, 2011)
• St. Louis City Man Sentenced on Charges Involving the Sale of Counterfeit Goods (February 8, 2011)
• Former Dow Research Scientist Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets and Perjury (February 7, 2011)
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Seizes 10 Websites for Criminal Copyright Infringement in Connection with the Live Streaming of Sporting Events over the Internet (February 2, 2011)
• New York Broker Indicted for Alleged Role in International Stock Fraud Scheme (February 1, 2011)
• Federal Jury Convicts Bemidji Man on Conspiring to Traffic Counterfeit Sportswear (January 21, 2011)
• Internet Pharmacy Sold Counterfeit Viagra, Misbranded Drugs (January 21, 2011)
• Two Men Charged in New Jersey with Hacking AT&T’s Servers (January 18, 2011)
• Baltimore Man Indicted for Copyright Infringement of Commercial Software Programs (January 14, 2011)
• Eight Indicted for Large-scale Counterfeit Media Operation (January 13, 2011)
• New Jersey Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Scheme to Bribe Port Officials (January 6, 2011)