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  Member of United States Army Sentenced to 10 Months for Theft and Sale of Military-Issued Night Vision Technology

  August 9, 2016

  Johnathan Serrano, a member of the United States Army, was sentenced for conspiracy to steal and sell government property.

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  Citizen of China Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Chips

  July 8, 2016

  Daofu Zhang, 40, of Shenzen, China, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for conspiring to sell counterfeits of sophisticated integrated circuits to a purchaser in the United States.

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  Putting the Brakes on Intellectual Property Crime

  June 24, 2016

  Trio sentenced for pirating Mercedes-Benz diagnostic software.

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  Man Sentenced for Distributing Avionics Trade Secrets

  June 17, 2016

  Economic Espionage Act violations land a former avionics company employee in prison.

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

  May 13, 2016

  A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment that charges an Irvine engineer with stealing and possessing trade secrets belonging to two former employers, both of which develop and manufacture medical devices used to treat cardiac and vascular ailments.

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  Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Garmin Maps

  May 3, 2016

  An Arkansas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling counterfeit Garmin maps over the Internet.

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  North Carolina Man and His Company Sentenced for Manufacturing and Selling Fake Mercedes-Benz Diagnostic Software

  March 2, 2016

  Robert Beckmann and his company, Beckmann Technologies, Inc., were sentenced for manufacturing and selling fake Mercedes-Benz diagnostic software.

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  Lancaster Man Admits Illegally Uploading Screeners of ‘The Revenant’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie’ to BitTorrent Website

  February 26, 2016

  A Lancaster man has agreed to plead guilty to copyright infringement for illegally posting screener versions of two movies – “The Revenant” and “The Peanuts Movie” – to a publicly accessible website.

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  Iranian Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Illegally Distributing ‘Cracked’ Kodak Printing Software

  February 26, 2016

  Navid Salehvaziri of Tehran, Iran, pleaded guilty to illegally circumventing technological measures protecting a copyrighted work for private financial gain.

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  Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets

  January 27, 2016

  Mo Hailong, aka Robert Mo, 46, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to steal trade secrets before U.

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  Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Connection with Extensive Counterfeit Media Conspiracy in Central Valley

  January 25, 2016

  Miguel Angel Gomez Rebolledo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and related crimes in connection with an extensive counterfeit media scheme.

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  Countering the Growing Intellectual Property Theft Threat

  January 22, 2016

  The FBI is part of a new strategy to combat intellectual property crimes.

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  Seattle Woman Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting Charges

  January 21, 2016

  PITTSBURGH, PA -- A resident of Seattle, Washington pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to make, deal, possess, pass, buy, sell, and transfer counterfeit currency both overseas and in the United States as well as to charges of dealing in counterfeit obligations or securities of the U.

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  Scientists Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Biopharmaceutical Trade Secrets

  January 20, 2016

  PHILADELPHIA An indictment was filed today charging five people in an alleged scheme to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

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

  January 14, 2016

  Rainer Wittich of and his aftermarket auto parts distributor, the Brinson Company, were each sentenced after previously pleading guilty to criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and to violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, respectively.

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

  January 13, 2016

  A New Orleans man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a coupon counterfeit ring using the Silk Road online marketplace.

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

  January 6, 2016

  An electrical engineer from Glendale has been convicted of 32 counts of violating the Economic Espionage Act for stealing trade secrets belonging to his former employer and distributing the proprietary material to three competitors.

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  Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Announce Arrest of Individual for Theft of Valuable Source Code from Former Employer

  December 8, 2015

  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (s former employer.

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  Los Angeles and Sacramento Men Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Credit Cards

  December 7, 2015

  Gevorg Meroyan of Los Angeles was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit credit cards and credit card fraud.

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• Press Release

  Attorney General and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Stemming from Massive Network Intrusions at U.S. Financial Institutions, U.S. Brokerage Firms, Major News Publication, and Other Companies

  November 10, 2015

  A superseding indictment was unsealed charging Gery Shalon, aka “Garri Shalelashvili,” “Gabriel,” “Gabi,” “Phillipe Mousset” and “Christopher Engeham,” with orchestrating massive computer hacking crimes against U.S. financial institutions, brokerage firms and financial news publishers, including the largest theft of customer data from a U.S. financial institution in history.

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  Former Investment Bank Associate Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Theft of Confidential Information fom the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

  November 5, 2015

  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ().

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  Former Employee of Federal Reserve Bank of New York Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Theft of Confidential Information from the Federal Reserve

  November 4, 2015

  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ().

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  Three Defendants Convicted of Conspiring to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to the Russian Military

  October 26, 2015

  WASHINGTONEarlier today, after a month-long trial, Alexander Posobilov, Shavkat Abdullaev and Anastasia Diatlova were convicted of all counts, including conspiring to export, and illegally exporting, controlled microelectronics to Russia.

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  Justice Department Announces New Strategy to Combat Intellectual Property Crimes and $3.2 Million in Grant Funding to State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

  October 2, 2015

  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that the Justice Department will launch a new collaborative strategy to more closely partner with businesses in intellectual property enforcement efforts and will award over $3.2 million to 10 jurisdictions to support state and local task forces in the training, prevention, enforcement and prosecution of intellectual property theft and infringement crimes.

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• Press Release

  Chinese Businessman Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets

  October 1, 2015

  CHARLOTTE, NCA criminal bill of information was filed today in federal court in Charlotte, charging a Chinese businessman, Xiwen Huang, 55, of Charlotte, with one count of theft of trade secrets, announced Acting U.

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  Auto Parts Distributor Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing and Selling Pirated Mercedes-Benz Software

  September 10, 2015

  WASHINGTONAn aftermarket auto parts distributor in Harahan, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to manufacturing and selling over 800 copyright-infringing copies of Mercedes-Benz diagnostic software valued at over $17 million.

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  Information Technology Manager Pleads Guilty to Sending Damaging Computer Code to Former Company’s Servers

  August 31, 2015

  A former information technology manager pleaded guilty to sending damaging computer code to servers at his former employer, a software company.

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  Dallas Lawyer Sentenced to Serve 12 Months and One Day in Federal Prison

  August 19, 2015

  DALLASA Dallas attorney who pleaded guilty to federal felony offenses involving copyright infringement and investor fraud was sentenced this morning, announced John Parker, U.

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  Former DuPont Employee Sentenced

  August 17, 2015

  DuPont employee sentenced for role in conspiracy to steal Kevlar-related proprietary information.

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  Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Multi-State Conspiracy to Sell More Than $1 Million in Counterfeit Erectile-Dysfunction Drugs

  August 3, 2015

  FRESNO, CAJohn Derek Gitmed, 53, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods, United States Attorney Benjamin B.

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  Stockton Man Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods

  July 27, 2015

  Joe L. Regalado of Stockton was sentenced for trafficking in counterfeit goods bearing counterfeit trademarked insignia.

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• Press Release

  Eleven Defendants Charged in Nationwide Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Counterfeit 5-Hour ENERGY Drink

  June 19, 2015

  WASHINGTONU. S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California, Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson of the FBIs San Francisco Field Office and Special Agent in Charge Lisa L.

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  Former COO of Wireless Retailer Pleads Guilty to Selling Confidential Information to Financial Services Firm

  June 4, 2015

  BOSTONA Connecticut executive pleaded guilty today in U.

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• Press Release

  Chinese National Indicted on Charges of Online Software Piracy

  May 15, 2015

  ALEXANDRIA, VAs Republic of China, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges of copyright infringement and trafficking in products designed to circumvent security protections of copyrighted works.

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  Former PPG Employee Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets

  May 8, 2015

  WASHINGTONA former PPG Industries, Inc. employee has been arrested and charged in federal court in Pittsburgh with theft of trade secrets, U.

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  Kolon Industries Inc. Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Steal DuPont Trade Secrets Involving Kevlar Technology

  April 30, 2015

  WASHINGTON Kolon Industries Inc. , a South Korean industrial company, pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to conspiracy to steal trade secrets involving E.

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  Fourth Member of International Computer Hacking Ring Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Intellectual Property Theft Conspiracy

  April 1, 2015

  WASHINGTONA fourth member of an international computer hacking ring has pleaded guilty to conspiring to break into computer networks of prominent technology companies to steal more than $100 million in intellectual property and other proprietary data.

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  Ten Men Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Media in Central Valley

  March 26, 2015

  FRESNO, CAA federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against 10 defendants, charging them with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and related crimes, and trafficking in counterfeit labels, documentation and packaging, United States Attorney Benjamin B.

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  San Francisco Man and Company Indicted for Smuggling Sophisticated Electrical Components to Russian Federation

  March 19, 2015

  SAN FRANCISCO Pavel Semenovich Flider was arrested yesterday on charges that he and corporate co-defendant Trident International Corporation, LLC, illegally smuggled sophisticated electrical components out of the United States, and used laundered funds to promote the scheme announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, U.

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  Ten Arrested, Thousands of Counterfeit and Pirated Disks Seized in Movie and Music Investigation

  March 17, 2015

  FRESNO, CAMultiple search warrants and a local probation search were executed on Friday March 13, 2015 in San Jose, Calif.

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  Arvada Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Hacking into Computer System of His Former Employer

  March 13, 2015

  DENVERBlake Douglas Snowden, age 44, of Arvada, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.

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  Former Programmer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Software Code from Federal Reserve Bank

  March 11, 2015

  KANSAS CITY, MOTammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former software programmer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing software code.

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  Former Wireless Executive Arrested for Selling Confidential Financial Information

  February 26, 2015

  BOSTONA Connecticut executive was arrested this morning on charges that he sold confidential business information regarding the wireless industry to an analyst at a Boston-based financial services firm.

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  Dutch National Indicted on Computer Hacking and Identity Theft Charges Related to Theft of Digital Versions of Three Hollywood Movies

  February 24, 2015

  LOS ANGELESA federal grand jury today indicted a Dutch national on federal computer hacking and identity theft charges related to the theft of digital versions of three motion pictures.

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  Member of Megaupload Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement Charges and is Sentenced to One Year in U.S. Prison

  February 13, 2015

  WASHINGTONA computer programmer for the Mega copyright piracy conspiracy, Andrus Nomm, 36, of Estonia, pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement with Megaupload.

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  Macy Residents Sentenced for Copyright Infringement

  February 10, 2015

  United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that William Cayou, age 34,of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Holly Cayou, age 39, of Macy, Nebraska, were sentenced upon their convictions for copyright infringement.

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  Ross Ulbricht, the Creator and Owner of the Silk Road Website, Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court on All Counts

  February 5, 2015

  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROSS WILLIAM ULBRICHT, a/k/a was found guilty yesterday on all seven counts in connection with his operation and ownership of Silk Road, a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and services anonymously and beyond the reach of law enforcement, following a four-week trial before U.

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  Operator of Local Flea Market Sentenced on Federal Intellectual Property Charges

  January 29, 2015

  ST. LOUIS, MO JACK FRISON, SR. was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment on multiple charges relating to his involvement in the sale of counterfeit goods and DVDs.

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  Computer Analyst Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets from Citadel and Previous Employer

  January 15, 2015

  CHICAGO was sentenced today to three years in federal prison.

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  Former Macy Residents Sentenced for Copyright Infringement

  January 6, 2015

  United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Carroll Webster, III, age 21, and Kayla Parker, age 22, of Wanblee, South Dakota, were sentenced for their convictions of copyright infringement.

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  Two Kansans Plead Guilty to Operating Multi-Million-Dollar Designer Drug Business

  December 15, 2014

  KANSAS CITY, KSTwo Kansans pleaded guilty Monday to operating a synthetic drug business that generated at least $16 million in sales in less than two years, U.

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  Futures Trader Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Computer Stored Trade Secrets from His Former Chicago Trading Firm

  December 5, 2014

  CHICAGOA former futures trader at an unnamed trading firm in Chicago was indicted on federal charges for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the firm, including computer code for electronic trading and strategies and other intellectual property.

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  Conspirator in Android Mobile Device App Piracy Group Pleads Guilty

  November 3, 2014

  WASHINGTON with a total retail value of more than $1.

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  NOAA National Weather Service Employee Indicted for Allegedly Downloading Restricted Government Files

  October 20, 2014

  DAYTON, OH Chen, 59, of Wilmington, Ohio, was indicted in U.

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  Former Engineer at Two Global Medical Technology Corporations Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Theft of Trade Secrets

  October 16, 2014

  TRENTON, NJAn engineer who formerly lived in Mahwah, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets from two global medical technology companies based in northern New Jersey, U.

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  Cadillac Technology Professional Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Stealing $350,000 from AAR Mobility Systems

  October 9, 2014

  GRAND RAPIDS, MIKirk Edward Weir, 40, of Cadillac, was sentenced to almost two years in federal prison for fraudulently acquiring technology equipment and software and misusing a company purchasing card.

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  River Ridge Man and His Company Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Manufacture and Sell Counterfeit Mercedes-Benz Diagnostic Equipment Worth More Than $15,000,000

  October 3, 2014

  U. S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RAINER WITTICH, age 65, of River Ridge, Louisiana, and the company he owns, THE BRINSON COMPANY, of Harahan, Louisiana, were charged yesterday in a nine-count superseding indictment by a federal grand jury for their role in creating and selling fake Mercedes-Benz diagnostic equipment containing proprietary software without authorization.

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  Four Members of International Computer Hacking Ring Indicted for Stealing Gaming Technology, Apache Helicopter Training Software

  September 30, 2014

  WASHINGTONFour members of an international computer hacking ring have been charged with breaking into computer networks of prominent technology companies and the U.

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  North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Creating and Selling Fake Mercedes-Benz Automotive Equipment

  August 21, 2014

  NEW ORLEANS U. S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr. announced that ROBERT BECKMANN, age 52, of Durham, North Carolina, pleaded guilty as charged yesterday before U.

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  Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Worker Sentenced for Violating Atomic Energy Act

  August 20, 2014

  ALBUQUERQUEThe Justice Department today announced that a former contract employee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) was sentenced this morning for conspiring to violate the Atomic Energy Act by communicating classified nuclear weapons data to a person believed to be a Venezuelan government official, and making false statements to the FBI.

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  Prominent Wine Dealer Rudy Kurniawan Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Millions of Dollars of Counterfeit Wine

  August 7, 2014

  Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that prominent wine dealer RUDY KURNIAWAN was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for carrying out an elaborate scheme in which he manufactured and sold counterfeit bottles of purportedly rare and expensive wine for millions of dollars, and for fraudulently obtaining a $3 million loan from a financing company.

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  Kentucky Man Convicted of Theft of Trade Secrets Sentenced in Yakima Federal Court

  July 31, 2014

  SPOKANE Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Stephen Martin Ward, age 49, of Owensboro, Kentucky, was sentenced to three months prison after being convicted of Theft of Trade Secrets under the Economic Espionage Act.

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  San Jose Man Sentenced in Copyright Infringement Conspiracy

  July 23, 2014

  SACRAMENTO, CAUnited States District Judge Kimberly J.

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  Members of Three Different Android Mobile Device App Piracy Groups Charged

  July 21, 2014

  WASHINGTON announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.

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  Lynnwood Company and Owner Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods

  July 11, 2014

  CONNECTZONE. COM, LLC, a Lynnwood, Washington electronics company, and its owner, DANIEL OBERHOLTZER, were sentenced today in U. S. District Court in Seattle for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, announced U.

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  Toray Chemical Korea Resolves Attempted Theft of Trade Secrets Investigation and Agrees to Pay More Than $2 Million Penalty

  July 9, 2014

  RICHMOND, VA Toray Chemical Korea, Inc. , formerly doing business as Woongjin Chemical Co. , Ltd. , a South Korean chemical company, agreed to pay a criminal penalty of over $2 million to resolve an attempted theft of trade secrets investigation, announced Dana J.

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  Leader of Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracy Ever Charged Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

  June 23, 2014

  NEWARK, NJOne of the leaders of a massive, international counterfeit goods conspiracy was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in the scheme, U.

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  Two Members of Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracy Ever Charged Admit Guilt

  June 10, 2014

  NEWARK, NJTwo members of a massive, international counterfeit goods conspiracy today admitted their roles in the scheme, U.

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  Local Chemical Engineer Indicted on Federal Charges in Trade Secrets Case

  June 9, 2014

  DALLASA Ph. D. chemical engineer from Terrell, Texas, Dr. Mattias Tezock, self-surrendered to special agents of the FBI this morning on felony offenses outlined in a federal indictment returned last week by the grand jury, stemming from his use of trade secrets stolen from his former employer, announced U.

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  Member of Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracy Ever Charged Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

  June 2, 2014

  NEWARKA member of a massive, international counterfeit goods conspiracy was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in the scheme, U.

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  Former Engineer at Two Global Medical Technology Corporations Admits Theft of Trade Secrets

  May 28, 2014

  TRENTON, NJAn engineer who formerly lived in Mahwah, New Jersey, admitted today to stealing trade secrets from two global medical technology companies based in northern New Jersey, U.

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  Combating Economic Espionage and Trade Secret Theft

  May 13, 2014

  Statement by Randall C. Coleman, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism

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  Quincy Man Charged with Stealing Former Employer’s Intellectual Property

  May 8, 2014

  BOSTONA Quincy man was charged yesterday in connection with a scheme to steal valuable intellectual property from his former employer, Daedalus Software Inc.

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  Iranian Man Charged in Fraudulent Scheme Involving Kodak Software

  April 24, 2014

  ROCHESTER, NY U. S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Navid Salehvaziri, 32, of Tehran, Iran, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with devising a fraudulent scheme to sell pirated copies of sophisticated printing software owned by Kodak worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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  Pirated Software May Contain Malware

  August 1, 2013

  Pirated software that may contain Malware.

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