• Press Release

  Newly Unsealed Federal Indictment Charges Software Engineer with Theft of Trade Secrets

  July 11, 2019

  Xudong Yao, a software engineer at a suburban Chicago locomotive manufacturer, stole proprietary information from the company and took it to China.

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  Lexington Man and Semiconductor Company Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets

  June 14, 2019

  Haoyang Yu, a Chinese born naturalized U.S. citizen, and a company he and his wife established, were charged in connection with stealing proprietary information.

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  Two Louisiana Residents Indicted for Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets, Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud and Abuse, and Committing Computer Fraud and Abuse

  June 5, 2019

  Ehab Meselhe and Kelin Hu have been charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets, attempting to steal trade secrets, and conspiracy to commit computer fraud.

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  Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist Charged with Making False Official Statements About His Contacts and Involvement with a Chinese Government Program

  May 24, 2019

  Turab Lookman of Santa Fe has been charged with making false official statements about his involvement with the Chinese government.

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• Press Release

  Businessman Convicted of Stealing Employer’s Trade Secrets While Planning New Job with Chinese Rival

  February 28, 2019

  Robert O'Rourke, an employee of a McHenry County firm, has been convicted on seven counts of theft of trade secrets. - each count is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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  Chinese National Who Stole Trade Secrets While Working for Medical Device Companies Sentenced to Federal Prison

  January 28, 2019

  An Irvine engineer who stole trade secrets belonging to two former employers was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.

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• Press Release

  FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Remarks Regarding Indictment of Chinese Hackers

  December 20, 2018

  FBI Director Christopher Wray's remarks prepared for delivery at a press conference announcing charges against two Chinese hackers.

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• Press Release

  Two Chinese Hackers Associated with the Ministry of State Security Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns Targeting Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information

  December 20, 2018

  Zhu Hua and Zhang Shilong, both nationals of the People’s Republic of China and part of the APT 10 hacking group, were charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

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  Chinese Hackers Indicted

  December 20, 2018

  Two hackers associated with the Chinese government have been indicted for infiltrating numerous companies around the globe as well as U.S. government agencies.

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• Testimony

  China’s Non-Traditional Espionage Against the United States: The Threat and Potential Policy Responses

  December 12, 2018

  Statement by Assistant Director Bill Priestap, Counterintelligence Division, before the Senate Judiciary Committee

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• Press Release

  Former Genentech Employees Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets

  October 29, 2018

  Xanthe Lam, Allen Lam, John Chan, and James Quach have been indicted for stealing trade secrets from Genentech and related charges.

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• Press Release

  California Man Sentenced for Copyright Infringement

  October 15, 2018

  Craig M. Vincent of Stockton, California, received three years of federal probation for unlawfully selling copyrighted aviation data updates.

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• Press Release

  Second Former Glaxosmithkline Scientist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets to Benefit Chinese Pharmaceutical Company

  September 14, 2018

  Dr. Tao Li of San Diego pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline.

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• Press Release

  FBI Warns Texas Leaders of Foreign Threats to Research and Academic Institutions

  September 13, 2018

  SAC Perrye K. Turner welcomed AD Bill Priestap of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division to discuss foreign threats to research and academic institutions.

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• Press Release

  California Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement

  July 23, 2018

  Craig M. Vincent of California pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling copyrighted aviation data updates.

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• Press Release

  Former Apple Employee Indicted on Theft of Trade Secrets

  July 16, 2018

  Xiaolang Zhang is alleged to have taken a confidential 25-page document containing detailed schematic drawings, knowing that the theft would injure the owner of the trade secrets, Apple, Inc.

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  Former DuPont Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets and Lying to the FBI

  July 11, 2018

  Josh Harry Isler pled guilty to one count of trade secret theft and one count of making a false statement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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• Press Release

  Electrical Engineer Found Guilty for Intending to Convert Trade Secrets from Defense Contractor

  July 10, 2018

  Jared Dylan Sparks of Ardmore was found guilty of a scheme to convert trade secrets belonging to a defense contractor based in Groton.

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• Press Release

  Court Imposes Maximum Fine on Sinovel Wind Group for Theft of Trade Secrets

  July 6, 2018

  A manufacturer and exporter of wind turbines based in the People’s Republic of China was sentenced for stealing trade secrets from U.S.-based company.

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• Press Release

  Former DuPont Employee Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets and Lying to the FBI

  June 28, 2018

  Josh Harry Isler, former DuPont employee, has been charged with trade secret theft and making a false statement to the FBI.

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• Press Release

  Former Chemours Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets Conspiracy in Bid to Lure Chinese Investors Into Sodium Cyanide Market

  June 12, 2018

  Jerry Jindong Xu, a citizen of Canada, pleaded guilty on June 8 to conspiracy to steal trade secrets.

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• Testimony

  Student Visa Integrity: Protecting Educational Opportunity and National Security

  June 6, 2018

  Statement by Assistant Director Bill Priestap, Counterintelligence Division, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration

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• Story

  Music Thief Sentenced

  June 1, 2018

  The owner and operator of a hugely popular—and illegal—download service that provided copyrighted music for free will be spending time behind bars for a scheme that caused estimated losses of more than $6 billion.

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• Press Release

  Co-Owner and CEO of Computer Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Steal Intellectual Property

  April 5, 2018

  Bernd D. Appleby, co-owner and CEO of TERiX Computer Company, Inc. was sentenced for obtaining more than $10 million worth of intellectual property.

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• Press Release

  Chinese Scientist Sentenced to Prison in Theft of Engineered Rice

  April 4, 2018

  Weiqiang Zhang, a Chinese scientist, was sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal samples of rice seeds from a Kansas biopharmaceutical facility.

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• Press Release

  California Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Sports Apparel

  March 30, 2018

  Seyyed Ali Noori of Mountain House, California, pleaded guilty in Sacramento for trafficking in counterfeit sports apparel.

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• Press Release

  Chinese Company Sinovel Wind Group Convicted of Theft of Trade Secrets

  January 24, 2018

  Sinovel Wind Group, manufacturer/exporter of wind turbines based in the People’s Republic of China, was convicted of stealing trade secrets from AMSC.

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• Press Release

  Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Steal Greene County Company Client Information

  November 29, 2017

  Christopher Paul Murphy of Golden Valley, Arizona, pleaded guilty to intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization.

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• Press Release

  Former Chemours Employee Charged with Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets in Connection with Plan to Sell Trade Secrets to Chinese Investors

  October 12, 2017

  Jerry Jindong Xu, a former Chemours employee, is charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets and attempting to monetize them.

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• Press Release

  Sharebeast.com Owner Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

  September 8, 2017

  Artur Sargsyan pleaded guilty to one felony count of criminal copyright infringement related to his ownership and administration of Sharebeast.com.

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• Press Release

  Dual Canadian/Chinese Citizen Arrested for Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets and Computer Information

  August 31, 2017

  Dong Liu, a/k/a Kevin, dual citizen of Canada and China, was charged in connection with attempting to steal trade secrets and computer information.

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• Press Release

  Former Lutonix Executive Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets

  August 17, 2017

  Christopher Barry was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Lutonix, Inc.

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• Story

  The Case of the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Fraud

  June 29, 2017

  A man who claimed that DreamWorks stole his idea for the characters and story behind the popular 2008 film ‘Kung Fu Panda’ is behind bars after his fraud scheme backfired.

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• Press Release

  Fresno Man Arrested on Federal Copyright Violations for Alleged Illegal Upload of ‘Deadpool’ Movie to the Internet

  June 13, 2017

  Trevon Maurice Franklin of Fresno was arrested on a charge of copyright infringement that alleges he posted Deadpool movie to Facebook page.

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• Press Release

  Upstate Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods

  June 12, 2017

  Joshua D. Korb of Greenville pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods.

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• Press Release

  Chicago Trader Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Stealing Proprietary Trading Secrets from His Employer

  June 5, 2017

  David Newman, a Chicago trader, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for stealing his employer’s proprietary trading code.

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• Press Release

  Two Elk Grove Residents Plead Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit DVDs

  April 28, 2017

  Xavier L. Johnson and Kristin M. Caldwell, of Elk Grove, pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods.

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• Press Release

  Software Engineer Arrested for Attempted Theft of Proprietary Trading Code from His Employer

  April 13, 2017

  Dmitry Sazonov was charged with attempted theft of trade secrets for his alleged attempted theft of proprietary computer code for a trading platform.

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• Press Release

  Middlesex County, New Jersey Man Charged with Theft of Trade Secret Materials from Dupont

  April 7, 2017

  Anchi Hou of East Brunswick, New Jersey has been charged with stealing computer files containing trade secrets from a DuPont manufacturing facility.

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• Press Release

  Stockton Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Goods

  March 31, 2017

  Michael Hampton of Stockton has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods.

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• Press Release

  Member of CD and DVD Counterfeiting Ring in Atlanta Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

  March 22, 2017

  Mamadou Aliou Simakha has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring.

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• Press Release

  Kansas Agricultural Scientist Convicted in Theft of Engineered Rice

  February 16, 2017

  A federal jury returned guilty verdicts in the case of a Chinese scientist, who was charged with conspiring to steal samples of a variety of rice seeds.

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• Press Release

  Illinois Man Who Illegally Accessed Email Belonging to More Than 300 People, Including Many Celebrities, Sentenced to Federal Prison

  January 25, 2017

  An Illinois man admitted responsibility for a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to over 300 Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts.

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• Story

  Protecting Vital Assets

  December 19, 2016

  A man who stole proprietary corn seeds containing the valuable trade secrets of U.S. companies DuPont Pioneer and Monsanto to send to his employer, a Chinese corn seed company, was sentenced in Iowa.

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• Press Release

  Eight Defendants Convicted for Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Counterfeit 5-Hour Energy Drink

  November 29, 2016

  Joseph Shayota and Adriana Shayota were convicted of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods.

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• Press Release

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

  November 17, 2016

  A fourth member of the SnappzMarket online piracy group was convicted for his role in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android applications.

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• Press Release

  FBI Warns Chicago Sports Fans to be on the Lookout for Fake Sports Memorabilia

  November 15, 2016

  The FBI is asking the public to be aware of consumer schemes selling counterfeit Chicago Cubs memorabilia.

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• Press Release

  Two Men Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets from Connecticut Defense Contractor

  November 14, 2016

  A grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a 29-count indictment charging Jared Dylan Sparks and Jay Williams with offenses related to a scheme to steal trade secrets.

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• Press Release

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

  November 4, 2016

  Xianfeng Zuo, of Shenzhen, China, was sentenced to 15 months for conspiring to sell counterfeits of sophisticated integrated circuits to a purchaser in the United States.

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  PSA: Intellectual Property Theft

  October 26, 2016

  Kyle, an individual convicted of intellectual property theft, warns others about committing the crime.

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• Press Release

  Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements About Plan to Steal Rice Seeds

  October 26, 2016

  Wengui Yan pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI while working as a geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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• Press Release

  Chinese Nationals Sent to Prison for Two Years for Stealing $1.5 Million from Goodyear

  October 13, 2016

  Two Chinese nationals were each sentenced to more than two years in prison for defrauding Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company out of $1.5 million.

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• Press Release

  New Jersey Man Charged with Stealing Employer’s ‘As Seen on TV’ Trade Secrets and Attempting to Sell Them to Competition

  October 13, 2016

  An employee of a privately-held corporation that distributes As Seen On TV products was arrested today and charged with theft of trade secrets and wire fraud.

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• Press Release

  Brooklyn Resident and Two Russian Nationals Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russia

  October 6, 2016

  Alexey Barysheff, a naturalized citizen of the U.S., was arrested on federal charges of illegally exporting controlled technology from the U.S. to end-users in Russia.

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• Press Release

  Lancaster Man Sentenced and Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million for Illegally Uploading Screeners of ‘The Revenant’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie’

  September 27, 2016

  A Lancaster man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for criminal copyright infringement for illegally posting screener versions of two movies.

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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Story

  Putting the Brakes on Intellectual Property Crime

  June 24, 2016

  Trio sentenced for pirating Mercedes-Benz diagnostic software.

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• Story

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Story

  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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• Press Release

  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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• Press Release

  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

  A criminal bill of information was filed charging a Chinese businessman, Xiwen Huang, 55, of Charlotte, with one count of theft of trade secrets.

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• Press Release

  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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• Story

  Former DuPont Employee Sentenced

  August 17, 2015

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

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• Press Release

  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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  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

  A Connecticut executive pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston to charges that he sold confidential business information.

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  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

  James Dunham, 59, of Glastonbury, Conn. was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud.

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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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