CCIPS Press Releases - 2016

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Macau Resident and Unsealing of Charges Against Three Individuals for Insider Trading Based On Information Hacked from Prominent U.S. Law Firms December 27, 2016

Wilkes-Barre Man Indicted For Computer Hacking December 21, 2016

Citizen of China Who Attempted Illegal Export of Advanced Military Computer Chips is Sentenced December 20, 2016

Oilpro.Com Founder Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Hacking Into Competitor’s Computer System December 19, 2016

Chinese National Admits to Stealing Sensitive Military Program Documents From United Technologies December 19, 2016

Three Romanian Nationals Indicted in $4 Million Cyber Fraud Scheme that Infected at Least 60,000 Computers and Sent 11 Million Malicious Emails December 16, 2016

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Defendant Charged With Participation In Massive Hacks Into U.S. Financial Institutions December 14, 2016

Del Rio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Cyberstalking and Child Pornography Charges December 8, 2016

Third U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues December 8, 2016

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell Delivers Remarks Highlighting Cybercrime Enforcement at Center for Strategic and International Studies December 7, 2016

Bahamas Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Cyber Hacking Scheme To Steal Celebrities’ Personal And Copyrighted Information December 6, 2016

Two Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Viagra and Cialis December 6, 2016

Avalanche Network Dismantled in International Cyber Operation December 5, 2016

Joint Statement on Dismantling of International Cyber Criminal Infrastructure Known as Avalanche December 1, 2016

New York Man Sentenced For Computer Hacking That Shut Down Internet Service Provider November 29, 2016

Eight Defendants Convicted For Conspiracy To Manufacture And Distribute Counterfeit 5-Hour Energy Drink November 29, 2016

U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI to Host Eighth Annual Cyber Crime Prevention Symposium November 28, 2016

Winchester Man Admits Hacking into Website to Send Threats and Intimidate People November 23, 2016

Ex- Network Engineer Sentenced for Cyber Attack on Former Employer and Clients November 23, 2016

Former DLT Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft, Computer Fraud Charges November 22, 2016

Following Extradition of Two More International Cyber Criminals, U.S. Attorney's Office Formally Announces Creation of Cyber Crime Unit November 22, 2016

Two Men Convicted On 31 Counts of Conspiracy, Computer Access Fraud and Wire Fraud November 17, 2016

Fourth Conspirator in SnappzMarket Android Mobile Device App Piracy Group Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Copyright Infringement November 17, 2016

South Carolina Couple Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Goods November 15, 2016

Two Men Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets from Connecticut Defense Contractor November 14, 2016

Creator of Software to Facilitate Privacy Invasion and Online Extortion Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud November 2, 2016

Member of Computer Hacking Group “NullCrew” Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Launching Cyber-Attacks on Corporations and Universities November 1, 2016

Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section Celebrates 20 Years October 31, 2016

Cyber Criminal Charged In Scheme To Steal More Than $1.5 Million From A U.S. Financial Institution October 27, 2016

Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Hacking, Spamming Scheme That Used Stolen Email Accounts October 27, 2016

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced Today to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Hacking Apple and Google E-Mail Accounts Belonging to More Than 100 People, Including Many Celebrities October 26, 2016

Yevgeniy Nikulin Indicted for Hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring October 21, 2016

United States Attorney’s Office Hosts Cyber Security Summit October 18, 2016

New Jersey Man Charged With Stealing Employer’s ‘As Seen On TV’ Trade Secrets And Attempting To Sell Them To Competition October 13, 2016

Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets October 5, 2016

Falls Church Man Sentenced for Smuggling Fake Apple and Samsung Products September 23, 2016

Online Seller Of Counterfeit Luxury Items Sentenced To Federal Prison September 22, 2016

Owner of Major Online Colored Contact Lens Business Pleads Guilty in Largest-Ever Investigation of Counterfeit and Misbranded Contact Lenses in the United States September 9, 2016

Local Chemical Engineer Must Pay Approximately $4 Million in Restitution for Unlawfully Possessing Trade Secrets August 19, 2016

Second Trafficker Convicted of Distributing Dangerous Counterfeit Viagra and Cialis August 15, 2016

Brothers Sentenced for $12.9 Million Software Piracy Scheme August 10, 2016

U.S. Authorities Charge Owner of Most-Visited Illegal File-Sharing Website with Copyright Infringement July 20, 2016

Citizen of China Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Chips July 8, 2016

Chinese National Indicted for Software Piracy Scheme June 29, 2016

Storeowner Admits Selling Drug Paraphernalia, Counterfeit Sports Hats June 23, 2016

Metairie Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Over $150,000 in Counterfeit Goods June 16, 2016

Coconut Grove Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods, Concealing Assets and Money Laundering June 14, 2016

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Economic Espionage Charges Against Chinese Man For Stealing Valuable Source Code From Former Employer With Intent To Benefit The Chinese Government June 14, 2016

Glendale Man Who Stole and Distributed Trade Secrets Belonging to Former Employer Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison June 6, 2016

Beaver Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Copyright Infringement June 6, 2016

Nixa Woman Pleads Guilty to $80 Million Fraud Scheme to Sell Counterfeit Cell Phone Parts May 26, 2016

5 Charged In National Counterfeit Perfume Ring May 25, 2016

Irvine Engineer Named in New Indictment Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets from Two Medical Device Companies May 13, 2016

Chinese Citizen Admits Selling $1.5 Million in Counterfeit Cell Phone Parts May 11, 2016

Bahamas Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking Scheme To Steal Celebrities’ Copyrighted And Personal Information May 9, 2016

Saugus Store Owner and Brother Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit iPhone Components May 4, 2016

Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Garmin Maps May 3, 2016

Conspirators in Two Android Mobile Device App Piracy Groups Plead Guilty May 2, 2016

Federal Court Orders Seizure of 67 Website Domains Involved in Smuggling and Selling Misbranded and Counterfeit Prescription Drugs April 26, 2016

Two Major International Hackers Who Developed the “SpyEye” Malware get over 24 Years Combined in Federal Prison April 20, 2016

Citizen of China Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Chips April 15, 2016

Hundreds of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized at Port of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl April 14, 2016

Bradenton Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Selling Counterfeit, Unapproved, And Misbranded Drugs April 12, 2016

Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Viagra from China March 31, 2016

Central Coast Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Copyright Infringement Offense Related to Online Sales of Pirated Adobe Software Packages March 22, 2016

New York man convicted, sentenced for attempting to sell counterfeit goods March 3, 2016

New York Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Selling Counterfeit Merchandise February 22, 2016

Nebraska Man Sentenced for Counterfeit iPad Return Scam February 18, 2016

Las Vegas Resident Indicted for Running Counterfeit and Misbranded Contact Lens Operation February 10, 2016

New York Man Charged with Selling Luxury Counterfeit Goods at the Marshfield Fair February 3, 2016

Pakistani Man Makes Appearance in U.S. District Court in Denver Following Indictment and Arrest for Sale and Distribution of New, Misbranded and Counterfeit Prescription Drugs February 1, 2016

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets January 27, 2016

Coconut Grove Woman Indicted for Selling Counterfeit Merchandise out of her Residence, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Money Laundering January 22, 2016

Scientists Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Biopharmaceutical Trade Secrets January 20, 2016

Trader Pleads Guilty To Largest Known Computer Hacking And Securities Fraud Scheme January 20, 2016

DeWayne Watts Sentenced for Role in Darkode Computer Hacking Forum January 20, 2016

San Joaquin County Man Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Sports Apparel and Other Counterfeit Goods  January 14, 2016

River Ridge Man and His Harahan-Based Company Sentenced for Manufacturing and Selling Pirated Mercedes-Benz Software January 14, 2016

Charleston Man Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Sports Apparel January 14, 2016

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking and “Sextorting” Massachusetts College Student January 14, 2016

New Orleans Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Manufacturing and Selling More Than $1 Million in Counterfeit Coupons on Silk Road January 13, 2016

Saugus Store Owner and Brother Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit iPhone Components January 13, 2016

Prattville Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement January 12, 2016

Judge Sentences Defendant for Violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act January 11, 2016

Former St. Louis Cardinals Official Pleads Guilty to Houston Astros Computer Intrusions January 8, 2016

Glendale Man Found Guilty of 32 Counts of Stealing and Distributing Avionics Trade Secrets Belonging to Former Employer January 6, 2016