Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

United States Department of Justice

Statement of the Attorney General on the Senate's Action on the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention

Hot Documents

• Statement of the Attorney General on the Senate's Action on the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention (August 4, 2006)
• More information on the Cybercrime Convention
• Progress Report of the Department of Justice's Task Force on Intellectual Property
• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce
• CCIPS is Hiring Experienced Trial Attorneys
• Current Manual Available on Electronic Search and Seizure
• "There's One More Talk You Need to Have," a Newsweek article by CCIPS Chief, Martha Stansell-Gamm (September 15, 2003)
• How to Report Internet-Related Crime

Latest Press Releases

• Miramar Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (August 22, 2006)
• Four Men Sentenced And Another Film Critic Pleads Guilty In Operation Copycat (August 1, 2006)
• Florida Man Sentenced for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (July 13, 2006)
• Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three For Conspiracy to Steal and Sell Coca Cola Company Trade Secrets (July 11, 2006)
• Oxford, GA Man Indicted For Trafficking in Illicit Software (July 10, 2006)
• Chesterfield Township Retailer Sentenced for Sale of Counterfeit Products (July 5, 2006)
• Former Metaldyne Employees Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets (July 5, 2006)
• U.S. Announces Charges Against 22 Traffickers of Counterfeit Movies (June 28, 2006)
• Four Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Federal Online Piracy Crackdown: Defendants Receive Prison Terms Between 8 and 18 Months (June 28, 2006)
• Former Technology Manager Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Computer Hacking Offense (June 23, 2006)
• Attorney General Highlights Department of Justice's Efforts to Enforce and Protect Intellectual Property Rights: 2006 Progress Report Announces Implementation of Task Force's Previous Recommendations (June 20, 2006)
• Progress Report of the Department of Justice's Task Force on Intellectual Property (June 2006)
• Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce (June 20, 2006)
• Massachusetts Man And Woman Plead Guilty To Participating In One Of New England's Largest Counterfeit Goods Conspiracies (June 19, 2006)
• Operator of Massive For-Profit Software Piracy Website Pleads Guilty: Caused Up To $20 Million in Losses to Software Industry (June 16, 2006)
• North Carolina Man Charged with Illegally Accessing American College of Physicians Database (June 15, 2006)
• Los Angeles Man Charged after Attempting to Make Copy of the Medical College Admissions Test (May 25, 2006)
• Pharmacist Convicted of Purchasing Chinese Counterfeit Drugs (May 25, 2006)
• Final Defendant Charged Pleads Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in United States to Date (May 22, 2006)
• Jury Convicts Store Owner of Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software (May 19, 2006)
• Three Defendants Sentenced in Federal Internet Music Piracy Crackdown: One Defendant Receives 15 Months in Prison (May 19, 2006)
• Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Sentenced for Hacking Department of Education Computer (May 12, 2006)
• Statement of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Laura Parsky before the U.S. House of Representatives
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, "Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5318,
  the 'Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006'" (May 11, 2006)
• 'Botherder' Dealt Record Prison Sentence for Selling and Spreading Malicious Computer Code (May 8, 2006)
• California Man Pleads Guilty in "Botnet" Attack That Impacted Seattle Hospital and Defense Department (May 4, 2006)
• Five Additional Defendants Charged in Crackdown Against Worldwide Internet Piracy Groups:
  Second Set of Indictments Arising From Charlotte FBI Undercover Investigation for Operations FastLink and Site Down (April 27, 2006)
• Los Angeles Man Convicted under New Statute for Pirating Movie in a Movie Theater (April 20, 2006)
• San Diego Computer Expert Charged with Hacking into U.S.C. Computer System Containing Student Applications (April 20, 2006)
• Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement (April 13, 2006)
• Five Additional Defendants Charged with Violating Copyright Laws as Part of Operation Copycat: 20 Defendants Convicted Thus Far, including Three Site Operators; 32 Defendants Charged to Date in Ongoing Investigation (April 6, 2006)
• First Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in U.S. to Date (April 3, 2006)