Defendant	Stipulated Loss Amounts	Charges	Type of Conduct
1.	Randyl Walter	$14,862,960.00	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Both a hardware and software developer, Randyl Walter developed and distributed devices that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network. Agents searched Walter's residence and found evidence that he distributed over 6,000 devices.
2.	Thomas Emerick	$70,000.00	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Primarily a hardware distributor, Thomas Emerick distributed hardware devices that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network, and reprogrammed access cards for select clients.
3.	Joseph Bolosky	$245,472.00	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Primarily a hardware manufacturer, defendant Bolosky designed and manufactured devices that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network.
4.	Jason Hughes	$50,000.00 (the price for which Hughes sold his software code).	17 USC § 1201(a)(2)	Primarily a software code writer, defendant Hughes wrote software code and sold the code to others, including Canadians, which circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.
5.	Gary Bumgardner	$68,732.16	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Defendant Bumgardner would obtain and distribute hacked access cards that could be used with other devices to circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network.
6.	Mike Whitehead	$12,273,600	18 USC § 371 47 USC § 605(e)(4) 47 USC § 1201(a)(2) Six Counts in the Indictment.	Defendant Whitehead sold hardware devices that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV. Whitehead had a nationwide customer base.
7.	Thomas Sprink	$24,547.20	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Defendant Sprink sold hardware devices that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.
8.	Chad Fontenot	Undetermined	18 USC § 371 47 USC § 605(e)(4) Three Counts in the Indictment	Defendant Fontenot used the online screen name "FreeTV" and "FreeTV2" and designed and manufactured hardware devices that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network.
9.	Dan Wilson	$7,364.16	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Defendant Wilson wrote software and developed programs that would circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.
10.	Peter DeForest	Undetermined	47 USC § 605(e)(4) 17 USC § 1201(a)(2) Two Counts in the Indictment	Defendant DeForest designed and manufactured unloopers and other hardware devices to circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.
11.	Chris Humbert	$19,637.76	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Defendant Humbert wrote software code that was used to circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV, and also distributed some hardware devices.
12.	Dennis Megarry	Undetermined	47 USC § 605(e)(4) Complaint	Defendant Megarry is a hardware distributor of devices designed to circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network.
13.	Robert Walton	Undetermined	18 USC § 371 47 USC § 605(e)(4) Three Counts in Indictment.	Defendant Walton is a hardware distributor of devices designed to circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.
14.	Steve Thornton	$7,364.16	47 USC § 605(e)(4)	Defendant Thornton assisted with the writing of software to develop programs that would circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.
15.	Linh Ly (Tim Ly)	$561,507.48	47 USC § 605(e)(4) 17 USC § 1201(a)(2)	Defendant Ly distributed hardware that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network.
16.	Richard Seamans	Undetermined	47 USC § 605(e)(4) 17 USC § 1201(a)(2) Two Counts in the Indictment	Defendant Seamans distributed hardware that circumvented the conditional access technologies of DirecTV and DISH Network.
17.	Eddie Vanderziel	Undetermined	18 USC § 371 47 USC §605(e)(4) 17 USC §1201(a(2)	Defendant Vanderziel sold monthly subscriptions for software code that would enable individuals to circumvent the conditional access technologies of DirecTV.

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