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Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section

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

John Lynch
Chief, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

Contact

Phone
202-514-1026

Email
Criminal.Division@usdoj.gov

News
This Website Has Been Seized Operation Shipwrecked The PopeyeTools Marketplace and information on PopeyeTools customers and victims have been seized by the FBI pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by the United States District Court for the Western District of New York as part of a joint law enforcement operation and action by: Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York National Crime Agency
Press Release
Justice Department Seizes Cybercrime Website and Charges Its Administrators
The Justice Department today announced the seizure of PopeyeTools, an illicit website and marketplace dedicated to selling stolen credit cards and other tools for carrying out cybercrime and...
Press Release
Brothers Residing in New York and Bangladesh Charged with Running Digital Streaming Piracy Scheme
On Nov. 15, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment charging Noor Nabi Chowdhury, 56, of Cheektowaga, New York, and his...
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Phobos Ransomware Administrator Extradited from South Korea to Face Cybercrime Charges
The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges today against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn made his...
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Computer Programmer Convicted for Helping Run One of the Biggest Illegal Television Show Streaming Services in the United States
After a two-week trial, a federal jury in Las Vegas yesterday convicted a Cuban citizen and U.S. permanent resident for helping operate an illegal streaming service with one...
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Operator of Helix Darknet Cryptocurrency “Mixer” Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy and Ordered to Forfeit Over $400M in Assets
An Ohio man was sentenced today to three years in prison for his operation of the darknet cryptocurrency “mixer” Helix, which processed transactions involving over $300 million worth...
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Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions in Stolen Cryptocurrency
Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin...