CCIPS Press Releases - 2012

Year 2012

• Leader of Internet Piracy Group "IMAGiNE" Sentenced in Virginia to 60 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (January 3, 2013)

• Texas Man Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit Nike Sneakers (December 24, 2012)

• Tomball Couple Charged in Connection With Use of Counterfeit PC Postage (December 20, 2012 )

• Texas Couple Charged in Connection With Use of Counterfeit PC Postage (December 18, 2012)

• Florida Man Convicted in Wiretapping Scheme Targeting Celebrities Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Personal Data (December 17, 2012)

• Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Nike Sneakers (December 14, 2012)

• Payment Processor for Scareware Cybercrime Ring Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison (December 14, 2012)

• Modesto Woman Sentenced for Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (December 10, 2012)

• Orange County Man Sentenced to 21/2 Years in Prison for Illegally Importing Counterfeit, Name-Brand Exercise Equipment (December 10, 2012)

• International Cyber-Fraud Ring Responsible for Millions of Dollars in Fraud Dismantled (December 5, 2012)

• Internet Businessman from New York Sentenced for Infringing Copyrights (December 3, 2012)

• Two Convicted In Conspiracy To Steal GM Trade Secrets (November 30, 2012)

• Third Member of Internet Piracy Group 'IMAGiNE' Sentenced in Virginia to 40 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (November 30, 2012)

• "Project Cyber Monday 3" and "Project Transatlantic" Operations Seize 132 Domain Names Selling Counterfeit Merchandise (November 26, 2012)

• San Jose Man Sentenced to Prison for Extensive Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Media (November 19, 2012 )

• Andover Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Thousands of Counterfeit Electronics Over the Internet (November 14, 2012)

• Annandale Man Sentenced to 36 Months for $2.5 Million in Software Piracy (November 9, 2012)

• Michigan Man Charged with Selling Counterfeit Microsoft Software Worth More Than $1.2 Million (November 8, 2012)

• Distributor of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Drugs Sent to Federal Prison (November 5, 2012)

• Two Members of Internet Piracy Group "IMAGiNE" Sentenced in Virginia for Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (November 2, 2012)

• San Jose Resident Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Selling Counterfeit Movies (October 30, 2012)

• Leaders of Counterfeit Goods Ring Plead Guilty (October 26, 2012 )

• Alleged Trafficker of Counterfeit Automotive Accessories Indicted in Virginia (October 26, 2012)

• Arcadia Man Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Trafficking in More Than 30,000 DVDs with Counterfeit Dolby Trademarks (October 23, 2012)

• Indian Trail Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking In Counterfeit Airbags (October 22, 2012)

• California Man Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Trafficking in More Than 30,000 Counterfeit DVDs (October 22, 2012)

• Top Executives at Kolon Industries Indicted for Stealing DuPont's Kevlar Trade Secrets (October 18, 2012)

• Defendants in Counterfeit Goods Organization Sentenced (October 17, 2012)

• Seven Michigan Individuals in Counterfeit Goods Organization Sentenced (October 17, 2012)

• Modesto Man Sentenced to Prison for Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (October 16, 2012)

• Two Dearborn Residents Arrested in Counterfeit Air Bag Probe (October 15, 2012)

• Christian County Men Charged With Attempting To Steal Trade Secrets From Their Former Employer (October 15, 2012)

• California Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (October 15, 2012)

• Kentucky Men Charged with Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets from Their Former Employer (October 12, 2012)

• Foreign National Sentenced to 18 Months and Ordered to Pay More than $196,000 for Trafficking in Counterfeit Erectile Dysfunction Drugs (October 12, 2012)

• New Zealand Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months for Trafficking in Counterfeit Drugs (October 11, 2012)

• ROCHESTER COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO SELLING COUNTERFEIT MERCHANDISE (October 9, 2012 )

• Operation Bitter Pill Seizes 686 Domain Names Distributing Illegal Pharmaceuticals (October 3, 2012 )

• Five Individuals Indicted In Major Counterfeit DVD/CD Trafficking Operation In Fresno (September 28, 2012)

• Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit GM Diagnostic Equipmenttitle Goes Here (September 26, 2012)

• Sacramento Man Sentenced in Fresno for Trafficking in Counterfeit Media (September 24, 2012)

• Distributor of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Heads to Federal Prison (September 20, 2012)

• Rhode Island Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Suspected Counterfeit Merchandise (September 19, 2012)

• Modesto Woman Pleads Guilty To Participating In Extensive Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (September 17, 2012)

• Pair from Conneaut charged with trafficking in counterfeit merchandise (September 13, 2012)

• New York City Couple; Three Others Plead Guilty In Connection With Counterfeit Nike Sneaker Ring (September 11, 2012)

• Port St. Lucie Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Computer Hacking (September 7, 2012)

• Portsmouth Man - Leader of Internet Piracy Group 'IMAGiNE' – Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement Conspiracy (August 29, 2012)

• Andover Man Charged with Selling Counterfeit Electronics Over the Internet (August 27, 2012)

• Merced Man Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy To Sell Counterfeit Media (August 27, 2012)

• Internet Businessman Pleads Guilty to Infringing Copyrights (August 23, 2012)

• Federal Courts Order Seizure of Three Website Domains Involved in Distributing Pirated Android Cell Phone Apps (August 21, 2012)

• Former Bridgestone employee charged with theft of trade secrets, making false statements (August 14, 2012)

• Annandale Man Pleads Guilty to $2.3 Million in Software Piracy (August 9, 2012)

• Modesto Man Sentenced For Participating In Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (Monday, August 6, 2012)

• Three Indicted In Sacramento For Counterfeit DVD Trafficking (July 30, 2012)

• More than 100 counterfeit purses from Gucci, Coach, Louis Vuitton and others lead to charge for Cuyahoga Falls man (July 24, 2012)

• Plymouth man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit cell phones (July 24, 2012)

• San Jose Man Sentenced To Prison For Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (July 23, 2012)

• New York Member of the Internet Piracy Group 'IMAGiNE' Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement Conspiracy (July 11, 2012)

• San Jose Man Pleads Guilty To Extensive Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (July 9, 2012)

• Modesto Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Sell Counterfeit Media (July 9, 2012)

• Man and Woman from Rapid City Guilty of Selling Counterfeit Items (June 27, 2012)

• Las Vegas Resident Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Criminal Copyright Infringement (June 26, 2012)

• Pennsylvania Member of the Internet Piracy Group "Imagine" Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement Conspiracy (June 22, 2012)

• Bedford Heights man charged with trafficking in counterfeit purses, bags, wallets and DVDs (June 21, 2012)

• Federal Jury Convicts Distributor of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals (June 14, 2012)

• Plymouth man charged with selling counterfeit cell phones (June 14, 2012)

• Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty To Copyright Infringement And Trafficking Counterfeit Labels (June 14, 2012)

• Merced Resident Pleads Guilty To Participating In Large-Scale Conspiracy To Sell Counterfeit Music And Movies (Monday, June 11, 2012)

• Fourteen Defendants Charged in Cyber Bank Fraud Scheme (June 7, 2012)

• Grand Jury Indicts San Jose Woman For Trafficking In Counterfeit Chanel And Louis Vuitton Handbags Imported From China, Hong Kong And Korea (May 9, 2012)

• Former Silicon Valley Engineer Convicted Of Stealing Trade Secrets (May 9, 2012)

• Louisville Man Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit Microsoft Products Over The Internet (May 7, 2012)

• Superseding Indictment Filed Against Wayne County Manfor Online Trafficking Of Counterfeit Merchandise (May 23, 2012)

• Stockton Man Sentenced To Prison For Counterfeit Media Conspiracy (May 21, 2012)

• Four Fresno Residents Sentenced For Selling Pirated DVDs And CDs (May 21, 2012)

• Rochester Man Sentenced For Importing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals (May 16, 2012)

• SoCal Manager of International Computer Hacking Ring Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Banks (May 14, 2012)

• Department of Justice Seizes More Than $1.5 Million in Proceeds from the Online Sale of Counterfeit Sports Apparel Manufactured in China (May 11, 2012)

• Members of a Cobb County Counterfeit Document Production Ring Sentenced to Prison (May 9, 2012)

• Modesto Connection In Two Guilty Pleas In Separate Cases For Counterfeit Media (April 30, 2012)

• Somali Hostage Negotiator in S/V Quest Piracy and Pirating of M/V Marida Marguerite Found Guilty of all Counts (April 27, 2012)

• Nine Defendants Indicated for Contraband Cigarette Trafficking and Possession and Sale of Counterfeit Cigarette Tax Stamps (April 27, 2012)

• A criminal information was charging Xiaorong Wang, 50, of Hudson, Ohio, with theft of trade secrets (April 26, 2012)

• Department of Justice Seizes More Than $896,000 in Proceeds from the Online Sale of Counterfeit Sports Apparel (April 10, 2012)

• Ten people were indicted in U.S. District Court, charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (April 10, 2012)

• Lakewood man charged with trafficking counterfeit Computer Software (April 9, 2012)

• Plymouth man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit sports merchandise (March 30, 2012)

• Former Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Signs Plea Agreement Admitting He Did Not Pay Taxes For His Business Selling Counterfeit Karaoke Machines (March 29, 2012)

• New York Woman Sentenced to 8 Months Incarceration for Trafficking in Counterfeit Cigarettes (March 20, 2012)

• Oregon Man Convicted for Helping Thousands Steal Internet Service (March 2, 2012)

• Twenty-nine Charged in New Jersey for Related, International Schemes to Import Counterfeit Goods and Drugs, Launder Profit (March 2, 2012)

• California Member of the Internet Piracy Group "IMAGiNE" Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement Conspiracy (March, 2012)

• Former Silicon Valley Engineer Will See Prison After Conviction For Stealing Marvell Trade Secrets (February 25, 2012)

• Zhi Xian Zhou, 48, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 26 months in prison following Zhou's conviction for trafficking in merchandise bearing counterfeit trademarks, logos and labels (February 8, 2012)

• Bronx Man Sentenced to 26 Months for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (February 7, 2012)

• Hungarian Citizen Sentenced in Maryland to 30 Months in Prison for Hacking into Marriott Computers to Extort Employment from the Company (February 3, 2012)

• Amherst Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Sports Jerseys (January 19, 2012)

• Justice Department Charges Leaders of Megaupload with Widespread Online Copyright Infringement (January 19, 2012)

• Modesto Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking In Counterfeit Media (January 17, 2012)

• LaShonda M. Slaughter, age 31, of Toledo, Ohio, was charged with using a counterfeit access device (January 17, 2012)

• Alhambra Woman Found Guilty of Federal Charges for Trafficking in More Than 30,000 Dvds with Counterfeit Dolby Trademarks (January 13, 2012)

• Leader of Ninjavideo.net Website Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Conspiracy (January 6, 2012)

• Rochester Man Charged with Copyright Infringement (January 3, 2012)