2002

• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Charged in Western District's First Computer Hacking Indictment (December 20, 2002)
• Man Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Buyers Using eBay Internet Auction Service, Remains Fugitive (December 20, 2002)
• Two Los Angeles, California, Men Accused of Operating Websites Selling Fake Ids Named in Conspiracy; 5 Felons Who Applied for Bogus Documents also Charged (December 20, 2002)
• U.S. Arrests Queens, New York, Man on Computer Fraud Charges (December 20, 2002)
• Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Selling Satellite Television Access Devices; He Acknowledges Nearly $15 Million Loss to Dish Network (December 18, 2002)
• Disgruntled UBS PaineWebber Employee Charged with Allegedly Unleashing "Logic Bomb" on Company Computers (December 17, 2002)
• Fugitive Who Sold Counterfeit Baby Formula Sentenced to 44 Months Imprisonment (December 16, 2002)
• Pair from Cupertino and San Jose, California, Indicted for Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets From Silicon Valley Companies (December 4, 2002)
• U.S. Announces What is Believed the Largest Identity Theft Case In American History; Losses are in the Millions (November 25, 2002)
• Hacker Pleaded Guilty to Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (November 15, 2002)
• London, England Hacker Indicted Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act For Accessing Military Computers (November 12, 2002)
• British National Charged with Hacking Into N.J. Naval Wapons Station Computers, Disabling Network After Sept. 11; Indictment Also Filed in Virginia For Other Military Intrusions (November 12, 2002)
• Hialeah, Florida Owner and Operator of Multi-Million Dollar Music Piracy Operation Charged Criminally (November 1, 2002)
• Mount Kisco, New York Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets (October 17, 2002)
• Orange County, California Businessman Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Compaq Computer Components (October 28, 2002)
• Florida Lawyer Charged in Offshore Sports Betting Case (October 22, 2002)
• Melvern, Ohio Man Sentenced for Defrauding Bidders on eBay (October 16, 2002)
• Former Engineer of White Plains, New York Software Company Receives Two Years in Prison for Theft of Trade Secret (October 15, 2002)
• Richmond, Kentucky Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Sports Memorabilia on eBay (September 20, 2002)
• Russian Computer Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison (October 4, 2002)
• Akron, Ohio Man Indicted on Criminal Infringement of Copyrighted Computer Software and Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels (September 18, 2002)
• San Jose, California Man Indicted for Copyright Infringement by Producing and Selling Illegally Reproduced Software (September 17, 2002)
• Sacramento, California, Woman Convicted of Committing Check 'Kite' Through Unauthorized Computer Access (September 17, 2002)
• Los Angeles, California Woman Admits Bilking eBay Bidders (September 10, 2002)
• San Gabriel Valley, California Man Pleads to Illegally Accessing Former Employer's Computers (September 9, 2002)
• Defendant Sentenced in Three Fraud Prosecutions for Online Auction, Telemarketing, and Computer-Generated Counterfeit Check Scams (August 30, 2002)
• Former Vancouver, Washington, Resident Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets from Microsoft Corporation (August 23, 2002)
• Fugitive Who Sold Counterfeit Baby Formula Convicted of Federal Criminal Charges (August 9, 2002)
• Former LA Ram Sentenced in eBay Internet Fraud Schemes (August 5, 2002)
• San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted in Scheme to Hack Into Software Firm Computer and Delete $2.6 Million Project (August 2, 2002)
• Fremont, California Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement by Selling Illegally Reproduced Microsoft Software (July 30, 2002)
• Fairfax, Virginia Man Sentenced 144 Months for Internet Auction Fraud (July 16, 2002)
• Longest Sentence for Satellite Television Piracy Affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 11, 2002)
• Fort Walton Beach, Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Software Labels on Auction Web Sites (July 10, 2002)
• Internet Auction Scam Results in Guilty Plea (July 8, 2002)
• Member of "DrinkOrDie" Warez Group Sentenced to 41 Months (July 2, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Derek Jeter and Normar Garciaparra Baseball Bats on eBay (July 2, 2002)
• San Gabriel Valley Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic in Counterfeit Microsoft Software (June 25, 2002)
• Former Research Fellows Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets from Harvard Medical School (June 19, 2002)
• Defendants Sentenced for Selling Prescription Drugs on Norfolk Men's Clinic Web Site (June 18, 2002)
• Defendant Ordered to Pay $10 Million Restitution to Microsoft for Pirating Software (June 17, 2002)
• Federal Indictments Returned in Las Vegas Against Software Pirates Nabbed in Operation Bandwidth (June 11, 2002)
• Owner of Internet Service Provider Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Credit Card Scam (June 10, 2002)
• Melvern, Ohio Man Indicted for eBay Auction Fraud (June 5, 2002)
• West Des Moines, Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secret (June 3, 2002)
• Software Pirate Sentenced (May 31, 2002)
• Internet Doctor Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison (May 29, 2002)
• Two Kazakhstan Citizens Accused of Breaking Into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer and Extortion are Extradited (May 21, 2002)
• San Gabriel Valley Woman Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Microsoft Computer Programs (May 24, 2002)
• Defendant Pleads Guilty in Three Fraud Prosecutions for Online Auction, Telemarketing, and Computer-Generated Counterfeit Check Scams (May 17, 2002)
• Twenty-Seven Month Sentence in Internet Fraud Scheme to Defraud Priceline.Com and Others; Unauthorized Computer Access Conspiracy (May 17, 2002)
• Warez Leader Sentenced to 46 Months (May 17, 2002)
• Former Chief Technology Officer Arrested for Computer and Voicemail System Intrusions; Transmitting Threats Via the Internet (May 16, 2002)
• Leader of Software Piracy Ring Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison (May 15, 2002)
• Reynoldsburg, Ohio Man Sentenced for Misuse of Law Enforcement Computer (May 8, 2002)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin Man Charged with Computer Intrusion, Software Piracy and Numerous Destructive Acts (May 7, 2002)
• Iowa Man Charged for Stealing Trade Secret from Employees Placement Firm (May 2, 2002)
• San Jose, California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Explosives on eBay (May 2, 2002)
• Scientist Pleads Guilty to Providing False Statements Regarding Trade Secret Theft from Cleveland Clinic Foundation (May 1, 2002)
• Creator of Melissa Computer Virus Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison (May 1, 2002)
• U.S. Charges Engineer with Computer Intrusion, Destruction of Database at Manhattan Apparel Company (April 26, 2002)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Las Vegas Medical Imaging Computer System (April 17, 2002)
• Twenty-Seven Arrested on Charges Relating to Trafficking in Counterfeit Software (April 19, 2002)
• New Indictment Expands Charges Against Former Lucent Scientists Accused of Passing Trade Secrets to Chinese Company (April 11, 2002)
• Vacaville, California Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Charges Involving More Than 4,500 Bootlegged Video Tapes (March 28, 2002)
• Computer Operator Sentenced or Breaking Into Ex-Employer's Database (March 27, 2002)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Unauthorized Access into Computer System of Alltel Communications, Inc.; Threatening E-Mails (March 26, 2002)
• Wolcott, Connecticut Man Sentenced for Theft of Trade Secrets from Fabricated Metal Products Inc. (March 12, 2002)
• Five Guilty Pleas and Seven Arrested for Wire and Securities Fraud in Connection with Collapse of Apponline.com (March 12, 2002)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (March 5, 2002)
• Man Sentenced for eBay Auction Fraud of Certain Rare Baseball and Basketball Card Sets (March 4, 2002)
• New York Electronic Crimes Task Force Arrests Jacksonville, Florida, Man for One of the Largest Identity Theft Cases in U.S. History (February 28, 2002)
• Leader of Internet Software Piracy Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy (February 27, 2002)
• U.S. Charges Engineer With Theft of Trade Secret at White Plains Software Company (February 26, 2002)
• Former Computer Network Administrator at New Jersey High-Tech Firm Sentenced for Unleashing $10 Million Computer “Time Bomb” (February 26, 2002)
• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corporation (February 19, 2002)
• Vacaville, California Man Indicted On Criminal Copyright Charges Involving More Than 4,500 Bootlegged Video Tapes (February 7, 2002)
• Brooklyn, New York Software Pirate Pleads Guilty (February 1, 2002)
• Internet Doctor Convicted in Oklahoma City (January 30, 2002)
• Six Defendants Sentenced in $16 Million Bogus Investment Scheme Marketed Over Internet (January 30, 2002)
• Manhattan Paralegal Sentenced for Theft of Litigation Trial Plan (January 30, 2002)
• Two Sentenced in First Theft of Trade Secrets Case Prosecuted in Middle District of Florida (January 28, 2002)
• First Defendants in One of the World’s Most Sophisticated Internet Piracy Syndicates Charged in L.A. (January 22, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Catholic Healthcare West Computer Causing Damage (January 18, 2002)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of Virginia United States Attorney Office (January 14, 2002)
• Two Brooklyn Men Indicted in Connection with Largest Seizure of Counterfeit DVDs in United States History (January 11, 2002)