Computer
Crime & Internet Fraud Press Releases
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1/13/11 SHU
CLARK COUNTY COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO COUNTERFEIT SOFTWARE SCHEME
Pleas Follow Trial’s Opening Statements on Sales of Counterfeit Software and Tax Evasion
12/10/10 LEONARD
OLYMPIA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR STALKING, THREATENING AND OBSCENE PHONE CALLS USING INTERNET ‘SPOOFING’ SERVICE
Defendant Made More than 4,000 Harassing Phone Calls to Hundreds of Women in U.S. and Canada
11/29/10 CYBER CRIME
WEBSITE DOMAIN NAMES SEIZED IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AS PART OF CYBER MONDAY CRACKDOWN
Sites were selling counterfeit merchandise or pirated DVDs
11/12/10 TURNER
OPERATOR OF ONLINE DATING SITE SENTENCED TO 4+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR MAIL FRAUD
Canadian Operated Sham Dating Service that Defrauded More than 1,000 People
10/1/10 RULLAN
SEATTLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
Defendant Imported Counterfeit Exercise Equipment and Sold it On-line as Authentic
9/14/10 LEONARD
OLYMPIA RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO CYBER-STALKING, THREATENING AND OBSCENE PHONE CALLS USING INTERNET ‘SPOOFING’ SERVICE
Defendant Admits More than 4,000 Harassing Phone Calls to Hundreds of Women in U.S. and Canada
8/9/10 BLACK
TUMWATER, WASHINGTON MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH COMCAST HACKING
Defendant and Two Others Disrupted Comcast Service in May 2008
5/13/10 LEONARD
OLYMPIA RESIDENT CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMES FOR OBSCENE PHONE CALLS USING INTERNET ‘SPOOFING’ SERVICE
Defendant Allegedly Made More than 1,500 Harassing Phone Calls to Women in U.S. and Canada
2/25/10 SHU
CLARK COUNTY MAN INDICTED FOR MAIL FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTERFEIT SOFTWARE SCHEME
Washington Man Sold Counterfeit Microsoft Products On-Line
2/12/10 TURRELLA
DES MOINES MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR INTERNET THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND POSSESSING A FIREARM DURING THREATS OF VIOLENCE
Made Multiple Threats to Boeing Company and Anacortes Oil Refinery
11/23/09 BLACK
TUMWATER, WASHINGTON MAN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH COMCAST HACKING
Defendant and Two Others Accused of Disrupting Comcast Service in May 2008
11/6/09 TURRELLA
DES MOINES MAN CONVICTED OF INTERNET THREATS OF VIOLENCE, POSSESSING A FIREARM DURING THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND IDENTITY THEFT
Man Made Multiple Threats to Boeing Company and Anacortes Oil Refinery
8/11/09 WOOD
SEATTLE MAN WHO USED PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING SOFTWARE TO STEAL PERSONAL INFO SENTENCED TO PRISON
Defendant Stole Information from Computers Across the US to Commit Wire Fraud and ID Theft
4/30/09 SAMAL
BELLEVUE WEB DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND CEO SENTENCED FOR COMPUTER INTRUSION
CEO Directed Programmer, Stymied FBI Investigation
3/5/09 WOOD
SECOND MAN CHARGED WITH SCHEME TO STEAL AND USE PERSONAL INFO WITH PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING SOFTWARE
Defendant Stole Information from Computers Across the US to Commit Wire Fraud and ID Theft
1/8/09 SAMAL
BELLEVUE WEB DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, CEO AND PROGRAMMER PLEAD GUILTY TO COMPUTER INTRUSION
Contract Dispute Leads to Illegal Computer Intrusion Against Former Client
11/21/08 JANG-BRITT
TWO KING COUNTY MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ON-LINE FENCING OF STOLEN ELECTRONICS
Thieves Stole Credit Cards From Gym Lockers, Quickly Purchased High-end Goods Later Sold Online for Millions of Dollars
8/28/08 TURRELLA
DES MOINES MAN INDICTED FOR INTERNET THREATS OF VIOLENCE
AND IDENTITY THEFT-
Man Made Multiple Threats to Boeing Company and Anacortes Oil Refinery
7/22/08 SOLOWAY
SEATTLE SPAMMER SENTENCED TO FORTY-SEVEN MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MAIL FRAUD, SPAM AND TAX CHARGES -
Man Sold Spamming Software and Spamming Services Impacting Millions of Computers
3/17/08 KOPILOFF
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ID THEFT SCHEME THAT USED COMPUTER FILE SHARING PROGRAMS
First Conviction in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs
3/14/08 SOLOWAY
SEATTLE SPAMMER PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD, SPAM AND TAX CHARGES - Man Sold Spamming Software and Spamming Services Impacting Millions of Computers
3/14/08 KOPILOFF
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ID THEFT SCHEME THAT USED COMPUTER FILE SHARING PROGRAMS - First Conviction in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs
2/5/08 SMITH
IDENTITY AND INTERNET THIEF PLEADS GUILTY - Tacoma Man Used Stolen Identities in Internet Fraud For About $250,000 in Watches, Art, Sports Paraphernalia, Cell phones and Other Expensive Consumer Items
11/5/07 KOPILOFF
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
9/7/07 DIAS
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR MAIL FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH ONLINE AUCTION SCAM - Man Sold More than $94,000 Worth of Goods but Never Delivered Merchandise
9/6/07 KOPILOFF
SEATTLE MAN INDICTED FOR ID THEFT USING COMPUTER FILE SHARING PROGRAMS - First Case in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs
5/30/07 SOLOWAY
SEATTLE SPAMMER INDICTED FOR MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD, AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT AND MONEY LAUNDERING - Man Sold Spamming Software and Spamming Services Impacting Millions of Computers
5/18/07 SANDOVAL
PASADENA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING RENTON ON-LINE GAMING COMPANY - Man Used Stolen Identities to Order and Resell Goods From Wizards of the Coast On-Line Store
5/17/07 DIAS
SEATTLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH ONLINE AUCTION SCAM - Man Sold More than $94,000 Worth of Goods but Never Delivered Merchandise
11/17/06 PORTER
RAYMOND MAN SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNET PIRACY SCHEME - Downloaded pirated copies of movies, video games and software
11/16/06 SONG
EDMONDS BROTHERS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT ON COMPUTER EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS - Pair Falsely Represented That Equipment and Software Was from Cisco and Sun Microsystems
8/25/06 MAXWELL
CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED FOR "BOTNET" ATTACK THAT IMPACTED MILLIONS - Network of Robot Computers Damaged Multiple Military Installations, Northwest Hospital, and California School District
AUSA Kathryn Warma on Magnitude of Botnet
AUSA Kathryn Warma on Potential Human Cost of Botnet
8/14/06 PORTER
RAYMOND MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNET PIRACY SCHEME - Downloaded pirated copies of movies, video games and software
5/5/06 NOLAN
FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED FOR WEB ATTACK ON RIVAL MATCHMAKING SITE - Owner of MyLatinRose.com Hacked into Gig Harbor Based Latinlovesearch.com Disrupting Business
5/4/06 MAXWELL
CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN "BOTNET" ATTACK THAT IMPACTED SEATTLE HOSPITAL AND DEFENSE DEPARTMENT - Northwest Hospital, DOD vistims of effort to make money by controlling network of robot computers
2/10/06 MAXWELL
CALIFORNIA MAN INDICTED FOR "BOTNET" ATTACK THAT IMPACTED HOSPITAL - Northwest Hospital one victim of effort to make money by controlling network of robot computers
1/6/06 LAMONT
DARRINGTON MAN SENTENCED TO PROBATION & COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INTERNET BOMB THREAT CASE - Threats caused school closures in May, 2004
11/18/05
CONTINI
Former
Microsoft Employee Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Illegally
Selling Company Software Worth $7.1 Million - Sold Software
on the gray market for more than $2 million
4/1/05
GREGG
Former
Microsoft Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Scheme
to Profit from Stolen Software
2/28/05
YOUNG
Bellingham
Man Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud in E-Bay Auction Scam
2/11/05
JUVENILE
Juvenile
Sentenced for Releasing Worm That Attacked Microsoft Web Site
1/28/05
PARSON
Minnesota Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Creating and Unleashing a Variant of the MS Blaster Computer Worm
