Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

Latest News

• New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to E-mail Spam Conspiracy (July 13, 2010)
• 38 Defendants Indicted in Multi-million Dollar Fraud (July 9, 2010)
• Houston Computer Administrator Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Computer Network (July 6, 2010)
• Dublin Woman Pleads Guilty to Hacking Email Accounts and Deleting Documents in Domestic Relations Dispute (July 2, 2010)
• Blaine Man Indicted for Hacking into Neighbor’s Wireless Internet System and Posing As the Neighbor to Email Child Pornography and Threats to the Vice President (June 24, 2010)
• Nantucket Man Arrested and Charged with Operating International Online "Phishing" Scheme to Steal Income Tax Refunds (June 24, 2010)
• O’Fallon Man Indicted for Internet Fraud in Connection with 2006 St. Louis Cardinal Playoff Tickets Scheme (June 24, 2010)
• Orange County Man Suspected of Hacking Computers Arrested on Federal Charges Related to Demands For Sexually Explicit Videos from Women and Teenage Girls (June 22, 2010)
• Another Pleads Guilty in Botnet Hacking Conspiracy (June 10, 2010)
• U.S. Indicts Ohio Man and Two Foreign Residents in Alleged Ukraine-Based "Scareware" Fraud Scheme That Caused $100 Million in Losses to Internet Victims Worldwide (May 27, 2010)
• Student Convicted with Using University Computer Network for Denial of Service Attacks and to Control Other Computers (via "Botnet" Zombies) (May 26, 2010)
• Arlington Security Guard, Who Hacked into Hospital’s Computer System, Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges (May 14, 2010)
• Chico Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $693,000 from Charity (May 14, 2010)
• Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Creating and Selling Cookie-Stuffing Program (May 14, 2010)
• Student Charged with Using University Computer Network for Denial of Service Attacks and to Control Other Computers (via "Botnet" Zombies) (May 14, 2010)
• Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Nine Individuals with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access (May 12, 2010)