U.S. Department
of Justice
CCIPS Press Releases - 2020
Year 2020
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Ticketmaster Pays $10 Million Criminal Fine for Intrusions into Competitor’s Computer Systems, December 30, 2020
Former Video Store Owner Sentenced to Five Years for Selling Counterfeit DVDs, December 22, 2020
State Department Employee and Spouse Plead Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods from U.S. Embassy, December 10, 2020
Individual Pleads Guilty to Participating in Internet-of-Things Cyberattack in 2016, December 9, 2020
California hacker who stole proprietary information from Nintendo sentenced to three years in prison, December 1, 2020
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Hacker Collective Member Who Made Online Threats Against Schools and Airline Sentenced to Nearly 8 Years in Federal Prison, November 30, 2020
Linda Jean Pangelinan Palacios Sentenced for Unauthorized Access of a Protected Computer in Furtherance of Fraud, November 25, 2020
Stanislaus County Man Charged with Cyberstalking Airbnb Guest, November 19, 2020
Hooksett Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking Offenses, November 18, 2020
Irondequoit Man Going To Prison For Two Years For Cyberstalking, November 16, 2020
San Fernando Valley Man Charged by Federal Grand Jury with Cyberstalking in Case that Targeted Women with Death Threats, November 6, 2020
Bucksport Woman Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting Counterfeit DVD Scheme, November 4, 2020
Two Former eBay Executives Indicted in Connection with Cyberstalking Campaign, November 3, 2020
Russian Cybercriminal Sentenced to Prison for Role in $100 Million Botnet Conspiracy, November 2, 2020
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Chinese Energy Company, U.S. Oil & Gas Affiliate and Chinese National Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets, October 29, 2020
Two Former eBay Employees Plead Guilty to Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple, October 29, 2020
Taiwan Company Pleads Guilty to Trade Secret Theft in Criminal Case Involving PRC State-Owned Company, October 28, 2020
Two Men Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for Scheme to Steal Digital Currency and Social Media Accounts Through Phishing and “Sim-Swapping”, October 28, 2020
Former Trillium Health Employee Charged With Cyberhacking Multiple Co-Workers, October 28, 2020
New York City Man Going To Prison For Cyberstalking And Posting Naked Pictures Of Victim Online, October 27, 2020
Texas Man Sentenced on Cyberstalking, Making Interstate Threats, October 15, 2020
Two Former Ebay Employees Plead Guilty To Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple, October 8, 2020
Two Members of Notorious Videogame Piracy Group “Team Xecuter” in Custody, October 2, 2020
Lexington Couple and their Semiconductor Company Indicted on Charges of Theft of Trade Secrets from Norwood Semiconductor Company, October 1, 2020
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Russian Hacker Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Hacking into Three Bay Area Tech Companies, September 30, 2020
Three Sentenced For Thefts Related To Cyber Intrusion At Sumter County School District, September 30, 2020
Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy for Laundering Millions of Dollars in International Cyber Fraud Scheme, September 28, 2020
Husband and wife plead guilty to naturalization fraud and conspiring to illegally import and distribute male enhancement products and counterfeit goods from China, September 24, 2020
Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Cyberstalking, September 23, 2020
Nigerian Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Computer Hacking Scheme that Targeted Government Employees, September 23, 2020
UK National Sentenced to Prison for Role in “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Group, September 21, 2020
Chinese Citizen Sentenced For Economic Espionage, Theft Of Trade Secrets, And Conspiracy, September 1, 2020
Morris County Resident Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Computer Intrusions that Targeted Two New Jersey Companies, September 1, 2020
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Miami Man Who Allegedly Cyberstalked at Least 10 Victims, Repeatedly Threatening to Kill One of Them, Charged in Federal Court, August 31, 2020
University of Virginia Researcher Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets and Computer Intrusion, August 28, 2020
Manufacturing Broker Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Manufacture and Sell Counterfeit Goods, August 27, 2020
United States Files Complaint to Forfeit 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts Tied to Hacks of Two Exchanges by North Korean Actors, August 27, 2020
New York City Man Arrested, Charged With Cyberstalking And Identity Theft, August 27, 2020
Ghanaian Citizen Extradited in Connection with Prosecution of Africa-Based Cybercrime and Business Email Compromise Conspiracy, August 26, 2020
Acting U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges And International Operation To Dismantle Online Piracy Group, August 26, 2020
Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking, August 24, 2020
Maryland Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Cyberstalking Former Girlfriend and Threatening Workplace Violence, August 14, 2020
Texas Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Computer Hacking and Aggravated Identity Theft, August 13, 2020
Bergen County Man Admits Using Online Web Forums to Engage in Cyberstalking, August 12, 2020
Lebanon County Man Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Drugs, August 10, 2020
Former Uber Executive Sentenced To 18 Months In Jail For Trade Secret Theft From Google, August 4, 2020
Pasadena Man Indicted by Grand Jury in Cyberstalking Case Alleging Online and Mailed Threats to Injure, Rape and Kill 10 Victims, August 4, 2020
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Three Individuals Charged for Alleged Roles in Twitter Hack, July 31, 2020
Malware Author Pleads Guilty for Role in Transnational Cybercrime Organization Responsible for more than $568 Million in Losses, July 31, 2020
Researcher Pleaded Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Scientific Trade Secrets from Ohio Children's Hospital to Sell in China, July 30, 2020
Dallas Man Arrested for Extortion and Cyberstalking of Butte County Victim, July 28, 2020
Maryland Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Ruthless Cyberstalking Campaign Against Former Girlfriend, July 27, 2020
Maryland man sentenced to prison for cyberstalking Ohio victims, July 27, 2020
Virginia Man Charged with Cyberstalking Tulsa Mayor, July 17, 2020
New Yok Man Charged With Wire Fraud In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme, July 15, 2020
Russian Man Found Guilty Of Hacking Into Three Bay Area Tech Companies, July 10, 2020
Seventh Former eBay Employee Charged in Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign, July 7, 2020
Nigerian National Expelled From the United Arab Emirates to Face Cyber Fraud Charge in Chicago, July 3, 2020
New Kensington Woman Pleads to Copyright Infringement Charge, July 2, 2020
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Chinese Citizen Convicted of Economic Espionage, Theft of Trade Secrets, and Conspiracy, June 26, 2020
Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Trade Secrets And Online Extortion Of Pensacola Company, June 26, 2020
Russian National Pleads Guilty for Role in Transnational Cybercrime Organization Responsible for more than $568 Million in Losses, June 26, 2020
Russian National Sentenced to Prison for Operating Websites Devoted to Fraud and Malicious Cyber Activities, June 26, 2020
Three Defendants Each Sentenced to 46 Months for Trafficking Counterfeit DVDs, June 25, 2020
Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Romance Scams, June 23, 2020
Michigan Man Arrested for 2014 Hack of UPMC HR Databases and Theft of Employees' Personal Information, June 18, 2020
Six Former eBay Employees Charged with Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple, June 15, 2020
Fifteen Defendants Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy in International Cyber Fraud Scheme, June 11, 2020
Irondequoit Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking, June 3, 2020
Man admits to “spoof” email fraud scheme and more, June 2, 2020
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Niskayuna Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets from GE, May 28, 2020
IT manager sentenced for hacking into and sabotaging his former employer's computer network, May 28, 2020
New York City Man Charged with Hacking, Credit Card Trafficking, and Money Laundering Conspiracies, May 27, 2020
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking, Making Interstate Threats, May 27, 2020
Statesville Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Cyberstalking, May 22, 2020
Defendant sentenced to prison for stealing aircraft trade secrets now faces charges for lying, May 21, 2020
Minneapolis Man Indicted For Cyberstalking, Making Threats Through University’s Incident Reporting System, May 15, 2020
Man arrested on cyberstalking charge for revenge porn and harassment, May 12, 2020
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Racially-Motivated Interference with Election in Charlottesville, Virginia and Cyberstalking in Florida, April 30, 2020
Statement from Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim on the 20th Anniversary of World Intellectual Property Day, April 27, 2020
Covina Man Arrested on Federal Charge Alleging He Cyberstalked and Threatened Violence Against Teenage Girls via Social Media, April 21, 2020
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FBI Takes Down a Russian-Based Hacker Platform; Arrests Suspected Russian Site Administrator, March 24, 2020
Former Uber Self-Driving Car Executive Signs Agreement To Plead Guilty To Theft Of Trade Secrets From Google, March 19, 2020
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Trafficking Counterfeit Drugs That He Purchased on Dark Web with Bitcoin , March 10, 2020
Surry Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Pills Containing Carfentanil , March 4, 2020
Austin Man Pleads Guilty To Computer Hacking And Fraud Scheme To Steal Unreleased Music From Music Industry Professionals, March 3, 2020
Man Who Cyberstalked and Threatened Families of Parkland Victims Sentenced to Prison, March 2, 2020
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Two New York Men, Members of Counterfeiting Ring, Sentenced to Years in Prison for Trafficking Fake Super Bowl and Other Game and Concert Tickets, February 28, 2020
Chinese National Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets Worth $1 Billion, February 27, 2020
Researcher at University Arrested for Wire Fraud and Making False Statements About Affiliation with a Chinese University, February 27, 2020
Santa Monica Man Arrested on Federal Charges of Staging Cyberattacks on Computer System of Congressional Candidate, February 21, 2020
St. Johns County Registered Sex Offender Charged With Receiving Child Sex Abuse Images, Possessing A Firearm, Illicit International Travel, And Hacking A Jumbotron, February 13, 2020
Tennessee Man Arrested For Engaging In Multi-Year Cyberstalking And Computer Hacking Campaign, February 12, 2020
American Businessman Who Ran Houston-Based Subsidiary of Chinese Company Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Trade Secrets, February 11, 2020
Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Cyber Tax Fraud Scheme That Resulted in More Than $1.5 Million in Losses to Department of the Treasury, February 11, 2020
Chinese military personnel charged with computer fraud, economic espionage and wire fraud for hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax, February 10, 2020
New Jersey Man Detained on Child Pornography, Cyberstalking Charges, February 6, 2020
Eight Miami-Dade Residents Plead Guilty to Offenses Related to Computer Fraud and Embezzlement Scheme Targeting Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, February 4, 2020
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California man who hacked into Nintendo servers to steal video games and other proprietary information pleads guilty, January 31, 2020
Pasadena Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Cyberstalking and Causing Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer, January 16, 2020
New York Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Cyberstalking Conspiracy, January 10, 2020
Wilson Father and Daughter Sentenced for Counterfeit Access Device Offenses, January 9, 2020
Champaign Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills on Darknet, Money Laundering, January 6, 2020
Computer Programmer Sentenced In Cyberattack Threat Case , January 6, 2020
Cuban Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Counterfeit Access Devices , January 6, 2020