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Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)

Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)

About CCIPS

The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section pursues three overarching goals:

  • To deter and disrupt computer and intellectual property crime by bringing and supporting key investigations and prosecutions
  • To guide the proper collection of electronic evidence by investigators and prosecutors,
  • To provide technical and legal advice and assistance to agents and prosecutors in the U.S. and around the world.

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Countering Cybercrime

Countering Cybercrime: Fact Sheet

Leadership

James Silver
Chief

Contact

Phone
202-514-1026

Email
Criminal.Division@usdoj.gov

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News
Press Release
Russian Citizen Sentenced to Prison for Hacking into U.S. Companies and Enabling Major Cybercrime Groups to Extort Tens of Millions of Dollars
A court in the Southern District of Indiana today sentenced a Russian citizen, Aleksei Volkov, to 81 months in prison for assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang...
Press Release
Indian National Sentenced for Conspiring to Sell Counterfeit Cancer Drug
Indian national Sanjay Kumar, 45, was sentenced today to 43 months in prison and one year of supervised release for conspiring to sell tens of thousands of dollars’...
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Press Release
United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums
The Department of Justice announced today the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and...
Press Release
Romanian National Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to Networks of Oregon State Government Office and Other U.S. Victims
Yesterday, a Romanian national pleaded guilty in connection with an online intrusion into an Oregon state government office in 2021 and other cyber attacks on U.S. victims.
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Press Release
Six More Defendants Charged in International “ATM Jackpotting” Scheme
A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an indictment Wednesday charging six individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal...
Press Release
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $73 Million Global Cryptocurrency Investment Scam
A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis was sentenced in absentia today in the Central District of California to the statutory maximum of 20 years...