Year 2008

• KC Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking: False Web Site Ads Invited Strangers to Victim’s Home for Sexual Encounters (January 7, 2009)
• First Indictment Filed Under Telephone "Pretexting" Statute (December 30, 2008)
• "Chinese Connection" Defendant Pleads Guilty in Ralsky Spam and Stock Fraud Conspiracy (December 16, 2008)
• Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Large-scale Copyright Fraud with Large Forfeiture of Assets (December 4, 2008)
• Multi-million Dollar Home Equity Line of Credit, Identity Theft and Computer Intrusion Ring Busted (November 24, 2008)
• Three Plead Guilty to Bank-Fraud Conspiracy (November 20, 2008)
• Juvenile Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty (November 18, 2008)
• Former Massachusetts Inmate Arrested for Hacking Prison Computer to Access Prison Management Program (November 6, 2008)
• Former IT Manager Sentenced to Prison for Hacking into Previous Employer’s Computer System and Causing Damage (November 3, 2008)
• San Jose Woman Charged with Fraud in Connection with a Protected Computer (October 30, 2008)
• Hacker Charged with Providing Data Theft Tool in National Identity Theft Case (October 29, 2008)
• New Jersey Man Charged with Attacking Church Of Scientology Websites in the Name of ‘Anonymous’ (October 17, 2008)
• Second Guilty Plea Entered in Ralsky Spam Conspiracy (October 17, 2008)
• Seven Members of Romanian Organized Crime Group Indicted in International Wire Fraud Scheme (October 16, 2008)
• Lansing Spammer Pleads Guilty (October 14, 2008)
• Vice President of Sales of Minnesota Computer Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Cisco of Computer Networking Equipment: Faris Fraudulently Conspired to Obtain over $400,000 in Equipment From Cisco Under the SMARTnet Service Contract Program (October 10, 2008)
• Former Connecticut State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Improperly Accessing a Government Computer (October 9, 2008)
• Tennessee Man Indicted for Alleged Hack of Governor Sarah Palin’s E-Mail Account (October 8, 2008)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison (October 7, 2008)
• Romanian National Pleads Guilty to Possessing Unauthorized Credit Cards Numbers, Identity Theft (October 7, 2008)
• San Diego Man Arraigned on Intentionally Damaging Computers Charge after Accessing Former Employer's Network and Defacing Web Page (October 7, 2008)
• San Diego Area Teacher Arraigned on Computer Hacking Charges for Gaining Unauthorized Access to E-mail Accounts of School Employees and for Reading Their Email (October 6, 2008)
• Two European Men Charged with Conspiring to Launch Cyberattacks against Websites of Two U.S. Companies (October 2, 2008)
• Auburn Man Indicted for Online Extortion (October 1, 2008)
• Former Bridgeport Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds and Computer Fraud (September 25, 2008)
• Man Charged with Intentionally Causing Damage to a Protected Computer and Four Counts of Extortion (September 22, 2008)
• TJX Data Theft Conspirator Pleads Guilty (September 22, 2008)
• PSU-Harrisburg Student Sentenced after Making Threats on Myspace (September 18, 2008)
• Washington State Woman Sentenced to 13 Months' Imprisonment for Role in Theft of Funds (September 11, 2008)
• Federal Jury Convicts Shreveport Stockbroker for Internet Threats (September 10, 2008)
• West Haven Man Involved in Email Phishing and Spamming Scheme Sentenced to Two Years in Prison (September 10, 2008)
• Malaysia Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in International Online Brokerage Scheme (September 8, 2008)
• Computer Tech Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft of Calpine Corporation Executive (September 2, 2008)
• Sacramento Man Sentenced for Using the Internet to Send Threatening Emails (August 29, 2008)
• Des Moines Man Indicted for Internet Threats of Violence and Identity Theft: Man Made Multiple Threats to Boeing Company and Anacortes Oil Refinery (August 28, 2008)
• Greenville Man Sentenced to Prison for Computer Hacking (August 28, 2008)
• Prison Terms Imposed In Access Device Fraud Case (August 28, 2008)
• Man Admits Six Flags Computer Sabotage (August 26, 2008)
• Former Television News Anchor Pleads Guilty to Computer Crime (August 22, 2008)
• Brazilian Man Charged in Conspiracy to Infect More Than 100,000 Computers Worldwide with Malicious Software (August 21, 2008)
• KC Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud (August 19, 2008)
• Mastermind of Elaborate Internet "Phishing" Scheme Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison (August 14, 2008)
• Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Cyber Crimes (August 5, 2008)
• Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing and Distributing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers: More Than 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers Stolen (August 5, 2008)
• Romanian Citizen Admits Role in International Phishing Scheme (July 22, 2008)
• Digital Currency Business E-gold Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Illegal Money Transmitting Charges (July 21, 2008)
• Former Television News Anchor Charged with Computer Crime (July 21, 2008)
• Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Massive AOL Spam Scheme (July 15, 2008)
• Charges for "Trading with the Enemy" and Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer (July 15, 2008)
• Largo Man Sentenced for Stealing Consumer Information (July 10, 2008)
• Former City of Newark Technology Contractor Admits Defrauding Cisco Systems of Millions of Dollars (July 2, 2008)
• Four Defendants Sentenced on Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Fraud Charges (June 30, 2008)
• Individuals Named in Swatting Conspiracy Charged with Obstruction of Justice (June 27, 2008)
• Wyoming Man Charged with Infecting Thousands of Computers with ‘Trojan’ that He Used to Commit Fraud (June 27, 2008)
• Former Employee Indicted for Intentional Damage to Webhosting Data (June 26, 2008)
• Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Fake IDs (June 25, 2008)
• Houston Resident Indicted on Computer Hacking Charge (June 24, 2008)
• Man Arrested for Stealing Identities from Internet Gambling Site for Large Identity Theft Ring (June 23, 2008)
• Romanian National Returned to U.S. to Face Charges (June 13, 2008)
• New York Woman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Internet Fraud Scheme (June 12, 2008)
• International Computer "Hacker" Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison (June 11, 2008)
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Two Years in Federal Prison (June 10, 2008)
• Ohio Resident Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Almost $2 Million in Restitution to Cisco Systems, Inc (June 10, 2008)
• California Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years' Imprisonment for Computer Hacking Conviction (June 9, 2008)
• Three Individuals Indicted by Federal Grand Jury with Conspiracy to Exceed Authorized Access of a Government Computer (June 5, 2008)
• Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Charges of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, Access Device Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Bank Fraud, Computer Fraud, and Obstruction of Justice (June 3, 2008)
• Tucson Man Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft (June 3, 2008)
• Plumas Lake Man Charged with Computer Fraud: Internet Scheme Used to Steal Micro-Deposits (May 28, 2008)
• Man Pleads Guilty in Blast Fax Fraud Case (May 22, 2008)
• 38 Individuals in U.S. and Romania Charged in Two Related Cases of Computer Fraud involving International Organized Crime: International Law Enforcement Cooperation Leads to Disruption of Organized Crime Ring Operating in U.S. and Romania (May 19, 2008)
• Missouri Woman Indicted on Charges of Using Myspace to ‘Cyber-Bully’ 13-year-old Who Later Committed Suicide (May 15, 2008)
• Ringleaders in "Swatting/Spoofing" Conspiracy Sentenced (May 15, 2008)
• Hackers Indicted for Stealing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from National Restaurant Chain (May 12, 2008)
• KC Man Indicted for Cyberstalking (May 9, 2008)
• Military Computer Contractor Pleads to Unauthorized Access to Military Database and Id Theft (May 2, 2008)
• One of Colorado’s Largest Internet Spammers Sentenced to Federal Prison (April 28, 2008)
• Former Anniston Army Depot Employee Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud and Theft (April 24, 2008)
• Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 18 Months by Nigerian Court for Computer Intrusion in the United States (April 22, 2008)
• Information Security Consultant Pleads Guilty to Federal Wiretapping and Identity Theft Charges (April 16, 2008)
• Foreign National Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Hotel Business Center Computer Fraud Scheme (April 11, 2008)
• Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer’s Computer System (April 9, 2008)
• St. Stephen Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault, Fraud, Witness Tampering and Extortion Scheme (April 7, 2008)
• Five Men Charged in Software Piracy Conspiracy (April 2, 2008)
• Former Information Technology Employee of Pentastar Aviation Sentenced for Computer Intrusion and Destroying Payroll and Personnel Records (March 20, 2008)
• West Haven Man Involved in Email Phishing and Spamming Scheme Pleads Guilty (March 18, 2008)
• Seattle Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for ID Theft Scheme That Used Computer File Sharing Programs: First Conviction in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs (March 17, 2008)
• Seattle Spammer Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud, Spam and Tax Charges: Man Sold Spamming Software and Spamming Services Impacting Millions of Computers (March 14, 2008)
• International Computer “Hacker” Convicted in Federal Court (March 6, 2008)
• KC Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking (March 4, 2008)
• Indonesian Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Hacking into Hotel Business Kiosks and Stealing Credit Card Data (March 3, 2008)
• David U. Haltinner Sentenced to 50 Months of Imprisonment for Selling Approximately 637,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers (February 26, 2008)
• Chinese Chemist Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets (February 21, 2008)
• IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Charge of Unauthorized Access to a Government Computer (February 14, 2008)
• Bakersfield Law Student Sentenced in Email Harassment Scheme (February 13, 2008)
• Ohio Man charged in scheme to obtain $1.9 million in equipment from Cisco under SMARTnet Service Contract Program (February 11, 2008)
• Young ‘ Botherder’ Pleads Guilty to Infecting Military Computers and Fraudulently Installing Adware (February 11, 2008)
• Fairfax County Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Computer Access (January 31, 2008)
• KC Woman, Man Indicted for Computer Crime, Identity Theft (January 16, 2008)
• Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force: Berlin Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion (January 15, 2008)
• Five Years in Prison for Takeover of Online Bank Account (January 14, 2008)
• Evansville Man Sentenced to Prison for Computer Intrusion (January 10, 2008)
• Former St. Cloud Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Planting "Logic Bomb" on Hospital Computer (January 10, 2008)
• Norcross Man Sentenced for Hacking Cox Communications’ Computer and Telecommunications System: Former Employee’s Intrusion Shut Down Services in Texas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge (January 10, 2008)
• Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Complex Computer Fraud Scheme Victimizing Hundreds of Individuals (January 9, 2008)
• Four Minnesota Residents Charged in California with Scheme to Defraud Cisco of Computer Networking Equipment: Defendant Fraudulently Conspired to Obtain over $400,000 in Equipment From Cisco under the SMARTnet Service Contract Program (January 9, 2008)
• Former Systems Administrator Gets 30 Months in Prison for Planting "Logic Bomb" in Company Computers (January 8, 2008)
• Vancouver Resident Sentenced in Internet Fraud Case: Edwin Garcia Is Sentenced for Internet High-yield Investment Scam and Money Laundering (January 8, 2008)
• Former Assistant Bank Branch Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers: Unauthorized $50,000 Deposit into Personal Account Was to Cover Gambling Losses (January 4, 2008)
• Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted in International Illegal Spamming and Stock Fraud Scheme (January 3, 2008)

Year 2007

• L.A. County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Hotel Business Kiosks and Stealing Credit Card Information (December 18, 2007)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking (December 17, 2007)
• Ten Indicted for Pretexting in "Operation Dialing for Dollars": Defendants Would Adopt Various Identities to Get Confidential Tax, Medical and Employment Info (December 6, 2007)
• St. Stephen Man Convicted of Sexual Assault, Fraud, Witness Tampering and Extortion Scheme (December 4, 2007)
• North Carolina Man Sentenced to 110 Years for Computer Hacking and Child Pornography (November 30, 2007)
• Brothers Who Operated Fraudlent Salvation Army Website After Katrina Sentenced to Prison (November 28, 2007)
• Former Customs Officer Sentenced in Conspiracy Case (November 27, 2007)
• Two Ohio Women Charged with Illegally Intercepting School Officials’ E-mails and Illegally Possessing User Names and Passwords (November 20, 2007)
• Pasadena Man Sentenced for Defrauding Renton On-line Gaming Company: Man Used Stolen Identities to Order and Resell Goods from Wizards of the Coast On-line Store (November 16, 2007)
• Former Employee of Cia and Fbi Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Unauthorized Computer Access and Naturalization Fraud (November 13, 2007)
• Romanian Authorities Arrest 9 of 22 Defendants Charged in Organized Crime Group: 21 Simultaneous Searches Reveal Evidence of Massive "Phishing" and Fraud Scheme (November 13, 2007)
• "Swatter" Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy: Defendant Made False 911 Calls for Fun and Profit by Using "Spoof" Cards (November 9, 2007)
• Computer Security Consultant Charged with Infecting up to a Quarter Million Computers That Were Used to Wiretap, Engage in Identity Theft, Defraud Banks (November 9, 2007)
• Three Additional Defendants Arrested in Scheme to Hack into Fresno State University’s Computer System to Make Unauthorized Grade Changes (November 8, 2007)
• eBay Auction Scam Nets Sacremento Man 24 Months in Prison: Defendant Failed to Deliver Season Tickets to Sporting Events and Rolex Watches Worth More Than $93,324.52 (November 5, 2007)
• Seattle Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with ID Theft Using Computer File Sharing Programs: First Conviction in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs (November 5, 2007)
• Email Spammer Sentenced to over Two Years in Prison for Participating in Massive Aol Spam Scheme (November 2, 2007)
• Two Defendants Indicted for Hacking into Fresno State University's Computer System to Make Unauthorized Grade Changes (October 31, 2007)
• Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Hijacking Online Bank Account (October 29, 2007)
• Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Man in Scheme Targeting Fiance's Bank Account (October 25, 2007)
• Operator of "Botnet", a Network of Thousands of Virus-infected Computers, Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison (October 23, 2007)
• David U. Haltinner Pleads Guilty for Selling Approximately 637,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers (October 11, 2007)
• Ann Arbor Former Network Engineer Convicted of Hacking into Pentastar Aviation Network, Destroying Payroll and Personnel Records (October 9, 2007)
• Seattle Man Indicted for ID Theft Using Computer File Sharing Programs: First Case in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs (October 6, 2007)
• Indictment and Arrest for Using Botnet to Launch DoS Attacks (October 1, 2007)
• Norcross Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer's Computer and Telecommunications System: Intrusion Shut Down Communications and Internet Services in Dallas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge (September 26, 2007)
• Operation Phony Pharm: Six Charged As a Result of Investigation Targeting Internet Sale of Steroids, Human Growth Hormone (September 24, 2007)
• Ohio Man Sentenced for for Illegally Transmitting Electronic Funds from Various Banks to Ameritrade and E*Trade, Totaling Approximately $3,348,000.00 (September 21, 2007)
• Former Department of Commerce Agent Indicted for Making a False Statement and Exceeding Authorized Access to a Government Database: Defendant Used Department of Homeland Security Database to Track a Woman and her Family (September 19, 2007)
• Former Systems Administrator Admits Planting "Logic Bomb" in Company Computers (September 19, 2007)
• Leader of "Spam" Operaton is Sentenced (September 17, 2007)
• Texas A&M Grad Convicted of Hacking into Alma Mater's Computer System (September 12, 2007)
• "Iceman," Founder of Online Credit Card Theft Ring, Indicted on Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Charges (September 11, 2007)
• Nevada Man Charged with Impersonating Attorney to Gain Control of Web Domains with Threats of Lawsuits (September 6, 2007)
• Former Sandia National Laboratories Employee Pleads Guilty to Stalking and Other Crimes (June 29, 2007)
• "Phisher" Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison After Nation's First Can-Spam Act Jury Trial Conviction (June 14, 2007)
• Former Computer Contractor Pleads Guilty to Hacking Daimler Chrysler Parts Distribution Wireless Network (June 1, 2007)
• Ohio Man Indicted for Illegally Transmitting Electronic Funds from Various Banks to Ameritrade and E*Trade, Totaling Approximately $3,348,000.00 (May 9, 2007)
• Digital Currency Business E-Gold Indicted for Money Laundering and Illegal Money Transmitting (April 27, 2007)
• Sacramento Man Charged with Computer Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft: Internet "Phishing" Scheme Used to Steal Thousands of Credit and Debit Card Numbers, Social Security Numbers (April 26, 2007)
• Vermilion, Ohio Man Sentenced in Wire Fraud Case (April 19, 2007)
• Former Navy Contractor Sentenced for Damaging Navy Computer System (April 5, 2007)
• St. Joseph Woman Sentenced for $312,000 Wire Fraud (March 14, 2007)
• Hackers from India Indicted for Online Brokerage Intrusion Scheme that Victimized Customers and Brokerage Firms (March 12, 2007)
• Defendant Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud and Identity Theft (March 5, 2007)
• Massachusetts Man Charged with Defrauding Cisco of Millions of Dollars Worth of Computer Networking Equipment: Using False Identities and Private Mailboxes in at Least 39 States, Suspect Allegedly Carried out the Fraud at Least 700 Times (February 28, 2007)
• Washington State Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Transmitting Internet Virus (February 15, 2007)
• Clovis and Fresno Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Copyright Infringement (February 8, 2007)
• Three Internal Revenue Service Employees Indicted for Computer Fraud/Abuse (February 8, 2007)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Morgan Stanley Trade Secrets Relating to Hedge Funds (February 1, 2007)
• First Conviction in Hewlett Packard Pretexting Investigation (January 12, 2007)

-top-

Year 2006

Utah Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services (December 14, 2006)

California Man Sentenced for Recklessly Damaging a Protected Computer Owned by his Former Employer (October 16, 2006)

Owner of P.C. Consultants of Wadsworth, Inc. Charged with Computer Intrusion of Merrick Graphics' Computer System (September 22, 2006)

Michigan Man Gets 30 Months for Conspiracy to Order Destructive Computer Attacks on Business Competitors (August 25, 2006)

Statement of the Attorney General on the Senate's Action on the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention (August 4, 2006)

Florida Man Sentenced for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (July 13, 2006)

Former Technology Manager Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Computer Hacking Offense (June 23, 2006)

North Carolina Man Charged with Illegally Accessing American College of Physicians Database (June 15, 2006)

Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Sentenced for Hacking Department of Education Computer (May 12, 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)

San Diego Computer Expert Charged with Hacking into U.S.C. Computer System Containing Student Applications (April 20, 2006)

United States Secret Service's Operation Rolling Stone Nets Multiple Arrests (March 28, 2006)

Telemarketing Firm Official Indicted in New Hampshire Phone Jamming Case (March 27, 2006)

Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Pleads Guilty to Hacking Department of Education Computer (March 1, 2006)

Cleveland, Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Conspiracy (February 28, 2006)

Former Officer of Internet Company Sentenced in Case of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom Corporation (February 22, 2006)

Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Student with Accessing Protected Computer at University of Utah (February 17, 2006)

Utah Man Charged with Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services in Vernal Region (February 15, 2006)

California Man Indicted for Botnet Attack That Impacted Hospital (February 10, 2006)

Florida Man Indicted for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (February 7, 2006)

Azusa, California "Phisher" Arrested for Posing as America Online Billing Representative and Obtaining Personal Information from Subscribers (January 26, 2006)

Bot Herder Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adware Installs and Selling Zombies to Hackers and Spammers (January 23, 2006)

Dayton, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation Crimes Involving Minors and Computer Intrusion (January 19, 2006)

-top-

Year 2005

• Man Pleads Guilty to Infecting Thousands of Computers Using Worm Program then Launching them in Denial of Service Attacks (December 28, 2005)
• Silicon Valley Engineer Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (December 22, 2005)
• Former RNC New England Regional Director Convicted in New Hampshire Phone Jamming Case (December 15, 2005)
• Plano Man Convicted of Computer Sabatage (November 21, 2005)
• Six Defendants Plead Guilty in Internet Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy (November 17, 2005)
• Computer Virus Broker Arrested for Selling Armies of Infected Computers to Hackers and Spammers (November 3, 2005)
• Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Identity Theft Charges, Says Justice Department (November 1, 2005)
• Massachusetts Teen Convicted for Hacking into Internet and Telephone Service Providers and Making Bomb Threats to High Schools in Massachusetts and Florida (September 8, 2005)
• Federal Jury Convicts Former Technology Manager of Computer Hacking Offense Defendant Found Guilty of Placing Computer "Time Bomb" On Employer's Network Following Employment Dispute (September 8, 2005)
• Creator and Four Users of Loverspy Spyware Program Indicted (August 26, 2005)
• Justice Department Announces Conviction of Florida Man Accused of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom, Inc. (August 12, 2005)
• Disgruntled Phillies Fan/Spammer Sent to Prison for Four Years (July 14, 2005)
• Former Computer Science Graduate Student Sentenced for Hacking Major Corporations (April 25, 2005)
• Fairlawn, Ohio Man Sentenced in e-Bay Auction Scam (March 28, 2005)
• New York Teen Pleads Guilty to Making Extortion Threats Against Internet Company (March 22, 2005)
• Pleasant Hill, California Computer Hacker from "Deceptive Duo" Guilty of Intrusions into Government Computers and Defacing Websites (March 11, 2005)
• Queens Man Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment on Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (February 28, 2005)
• New York Spammer Arrested for Making Threats Against Internet Messaging Company and Sending More Than 1.5 Million Spam Messages (February 17, 2005)
• Former IT Manager of Software Firm Indicted on Computer Crime Charges (February 16, 2005)
• Juvenile Sentenced for Releasing Worm That Attacked Microsoft Web Site (February 11, 2005)
• Computer Hacker Who Victimized T-Mobile Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Federal Court (February 15, 2005)
• Minnesota Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Creating and Unleashing a Variant of the MS Blaster Computer Worm (January 28, 2005)
• Former Sacramento Man Arrested in eBay Auction Scam (January 27, 2005)

-top-

Year 2004

• Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Breaking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (December 15, 2004)
• Fourth Defendant in Massive Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (November 18, 2004)
• Nineteen Individuals Indicted in Internet 'Carding' Conspiracy (October 28, 2004)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (October 19, 2004)
• Ex-Official of Manhattan Computer Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Attack Charge (September 9, 2004)
• California Man Admits Hacking Into Computers of High-Technology Company (August 31, 2004)
• Former Employee of a Massachusetts High-Technology Firm Charged with Computer Hacking (August 23, 2004)
• Six Internet Fraudsters Indicted in International Conspiracy to Steal More Than $10 Million From World's Largest Technology Distributor (August 4, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $875,035 (July 28, 2004)
• Florida Man Charged with Breaking into Acxiom Computer Records (July 21, 2004)
• China Citizen Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of a Software Company with Intent to Defraud (July 7, 2004)
• Seattle, Washington Man Arrested for Hacking into Internet Search Engine Alta Vista (July 2, 2004)
• Cary Waage Sentenced to Prison for his Role in $60 Million Internet Scam (July 9, 2004)
• Federal Judge Sentences Staten Island, New York Ex-Official of Local Internet Service Provider to Prison for Computer Attack (June 16, 2004)
• Wi-Fi Hacker Pleads Guilty to Attempted $17,000,000 Extortion (June 8, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Charged with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access to Embezzle More Than $875,035 (May 27, 2004)
• Fraudster Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison in Internet 'Phishing' Case: Spammer Posed as AOL and Paypal to Con Customers into Providing Personal Information (May 18, 2004)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004)
• Department of Justice Announces Arrests of Detroit-Area Men on Violations of the "Can-Spam" Act (April 29, 2004)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Ebay Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, and Identity Theft (April 28, 2004)
• Former Global Crossing Employee Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Posting Thousands of Social Security Numbers and Multiple Threats on his Internet Website (April 16, 2004)
• Orange County, California Man Indicted on Wiretapping Charges for Installing Spy Hardware on Employer's Computer (March 23, 2004)
• Oak Park, California Computer Programmer Arrested for Extortion and Mail Fraud Scheme Targeting Google, Inc. (March 18, 2004)
• Mission Viejo, California Teen Guilty in Internet Auction Fraud; Defendant Also Admits $400,000 Bank Fraud (March 1, 2004)
• Sewell, New Jersey Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks from Stolen Mail (February 27, 2004)
• 'Cyberscammer' Sentenced to 30 Months for Using Deceptive Internet Names to Mislead Minors to X-Rated Sites (February 26, 2004)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Sentenced to One Year for Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 23, 2004)
• Louisiana Man Arrested for Releasing 911 Worm to WebTV Users (February 19, 2004)
• Two California Men Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining Credit Information, Attempted Credit Fraud (February 10, 2004)
• Former Employees of Dallas-based Car Parts Distributorship Charged with Repeatedly Intruding into Competitor’s Computer Database for Commercial Advantage and Illegally Trafficking in Computer Passwords. (February 9, 2004)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Gaining Unauthorized Access and Recklessly Damaging Computers of Several High-Technology Companies Including eBay and Qualcomm From His Graduate School Dorm Room (January 29, 2004)
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (January 8, 2004)
• Mississippi Man Indicted for Attempted Extortion of $2.5 Million from Best Buy Co., Inc. (January 6, 2004)

-top-

Year 2003

• Milford, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking (December 18, 2003)
• Former Hellmann Logistics Computer Programmer Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Intrusion (December 5, 2003)
• Former Global Crossing Employee Convicted of Posting Threats on His Internet Website and Distributing Information to be Used in Identity Theft (December 4, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Sentenced to Prison for Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (December 2, 2003)
• Three Men Indicted for Hacking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Sewell, New Jersey Man Admits to Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks From Stolen Mail (November 18, 2003)
• Dallas, Texas FBI Employee Indicted for Public Corruption (November 5, 2003)
• Disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies Fan Charged with Hacking into Computers Triggering Spam E-mail Attacks (October 7, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (October 6, 2003)
• President of San Diego Computer Security Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access into Government Computers (September 29, 2003)
• Juvenile Arrested for Releasing Variant of Blaster Computer Worm That Attacked Microsoft (September 26, 2003)
• Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to MSN Internet Fraud (September 12, 2003)
• U.S. Charges Hacker with Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (September 9, 2003)
• Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Online Escrow Scam (September 5, 2003)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 year old Arrested for Developing and Releasing B Variant of Blaster Computer Worm (August 29, 2003)
• Former Computer Technician in Douglasville, Georgia Arrested for Hacking into Government Computer Systems in Southern California (August 25, 2003)
• Former Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Wiretapping-Related Violation (August 12, 2003)
• Sacramento, California Woman Convicted of Embezzling More Than $910,000 In Computer Fraud Scheme (August 1, 2003)
• Russian Man Sentenced for Hacking into Computers in the United States (July 25, 2003)
• FBI Employee Arrested and Charged in Three Federal Indictments (July 17, 2003)
• Queens, New York Man Pleads to Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (July 11, 2003)
• Kazakhstan Hacker Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Breaking into Bloomberg Systems and Attempting Extortion (July 1, 2003)
• Southern California Man Who Hijacked Al Jazeera Website Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (June 12, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year and One Day And Ordered to Pay More than $88,000 Restitution For Series of Computer Intrusions and Credit Card Fraud (June 12, 2003)
• Leader of $60 Million Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (May 16, 2003)
• Three Californians Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft (May 12, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Guilty of Hacking into Company's Computer (April 18, 2003)
• Student Charged with Unauthorized Access to University of Texas Computer System (March 14, 2003)
• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Pleads Guilty in District's First Computer Hacking Conviction (March 13, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Credit Card Fraud (March 13, 2003)
• California Woman Convicted for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information in Credit Union Fraud Prosecution (March 10, 2003)
• Los Angeles, California Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Computer Hacking and Internet Fraud Scheme (February 28, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Indicted on Charges of Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (February 26, 2003)
• U.S. Convicts Kazakhstan Hacker of Breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computers and Attempting Extortion (February 26, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Into Computer, Destroying Data (February 20, 2003)
• Vista, California Man Charged in Complex Internet Facilitated Wire Fraud Scheme (February 13, 2003)
• Ohio Man Attacked NASA Computer System Shutting Down Email Server (February 13, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Arrested on Charges of Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 6, 2003)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Hacking a Judge's Personal E-Mail Account (January 23, 2003)
• Alleged Leaders of $60 Million Internet Scam Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (January 3, 2003)

-top-

Year 2002

• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Charged in Western District's First Computer Hacking Indictment (December 20, 2002)
• Man Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Buyers Using eBay Internet Auction Service, Remains Fugitive (December 20, 2002)
• Two Los Angeles, California, Men Accused of Operating Websites Selling Fake IDs Named in Conspiracy; 5 Felons Who Applied for Bogus Documents also Charged (December 20, 2002)
• U.S. Arrests Queens, New York, Man on Computer Fraud Charges (December 20, 2002)
• Disgruntled UBS PaineWebber Employee Charged with Allegedly Unleashing "Logic Bomb" on Company Computers (December 17, 2002)
• U.S. Announces What is Believed the Largest Identity Theft Case In American History; Losses are in the Millions(November 25, 2002)
• Hacker Pleaded Guilty to Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (November 15, 2002)
• London, England Hacker Indicted Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act For Accessing Military Computers (November 12, 2002)
• British National Charged with Hacking Into N.J. Naval Weapons Station Computers, Disabling Network After Sept. 11; Indictment Also Filed in Virginia For Other Military Intrusions (November 12, 2002)
• Florida Lawyer Charged in Offshore Sports Betting Case (October 22, 2002)
• Melvern, Ohio Man Sentenced for Defrauding Bidders on eBay (October 16, 2002)
• Russian Computer Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison (October 4, 2002)
• Sacramento, California, Woman Convicted of Committing Check 'Kite' Through Unauthorized Computer Access (September 17, 2002)
• Los Angeles, California Woman Admits Bilking eBay Bidders (September 10, 2002)
• San Gabriel Valley, California Man Pleads to Illegally Accessing Former Employer's Computers (September 9, 2002)
• Defendant Sentenced in Three Fraud Prosecutions for Online Auction, Telemarketing, and Computer-Generated Counterfeit Check Scams (August 30, 2002)
• Former LA Ram Sentenced in eBay Internet Fraud Schemes (August 5, 2002)
• San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted in Scheme to Hack Into Software Firm Computer and Delete $2.6 Million Project (August 2, 2002)
• Fairfax, Virginia Man Sentenced 144 Months for Internet Auction Fraud (July 16, 2002)
• Internet Auction Scam Results in Guilty Plea (July 8, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Derek Jeter and Normar Garciaparra Baseball Bats on eBay (July 2, 2002)
• Owner of Internet Service Provider Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Credit Card Scam (June 10, 2002)
• Melvern, Ohio Man Indicted for eBay Auction Fraud (June 5, 2002)
• Internet Doctor Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison (May 29, 2002)
• Two Kazakhstan Citizens Accused of Breaking Into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer and Extortion are Extradited (May 21, 2002)
• Defendant Pleads Guilty in Three Fraud Prosecutions for Online Auction, Telemarketing, and Computer-Generated Counterfeit Check Scams (May 17, 2002)
• Twenty-Seven Month Sentence in Internet Fraud Scheme to Defraud Priceline.Com and Others; Unauthorized Computer Access Conspiracy (May 17, 2002)
• Former Chief Technology Officer Arrested for Computer and Voicemail System Intrusions; Transmitting Threats Via the Internet (May 16, 2002)
• Reynoldsburg, Ohio Man Sentenced for Misuse of Law Enforcement Computer (May 8, 2002)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin Man Charged with Computer Intrusion, Software Piracy and Numerous Destructive Acts (May 7, 2002)
• San Jose, California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Explosives on eBay (May 2, 2002)
• Creator of Melissa Computer Virus Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison (May 1, 2002)
• U.S. Charges Engineer with Computer Intrusion, Destruction of Database at Manhattan Apparel Company (April 26, 2002)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Las Vegas Medical Imaging Computer System (April 17, 2002)
• Computer Operator Sentenced or Breaking Into Ex-Employer's Database (March 27, 2002)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Unauthorized Access into Computer System of Alltel Communications, Inc.; Threatening E-Mails (March 26, 2002)
• Five Guilty Pleas and Seven Arrested for Wire and Securities Fraud in Connection with Collapse of Apponline.com (March 12, 2002)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (March 5, 2002)
• Man Sentenced for eBay Auction Fraud of Certain Rare Baseball and Basketball Card Sets (March 4, 2002)
• New York Electronic Crimes Task Force Arrests Jacksonville, Florida, Man for One of the Largest Identity Theft Cases in U.S. History (February 28, 2002)
• Former Computer Network Administrator at New Jersey High-Tech Firm Sentenced for Unleashing $10 Million Computer “Time Bomb” (February 26, 2002)
• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corporation (February 19, 2002)
• Internet Doctor Convicted in Oklahoma City (January 30, 2002)
• Six Defendants Sentenced in $16 Million Bogus Investment Scheme Marketed Over Internet (January 30, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Catholic Healthcare West Computer Causing Damage (January 18, 2002)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of Virginia United States Attorney Office (January 14, 2002)

-top-

Year 2001

• Miami Man Pleads Guilty to eBay Auction Fraud (December 20, 2001)
• San Francisco Man Indicted for Selling Fake Derek Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra Baseball Bats on eBay, Harassing E-Mails (December 18, 2001)
• Bowdoinham, Maine Hacker Into United States Courts’ Information System Pleads Guilty (December 18, 2001)
• Connecticut Hacker Indicted for Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (December 18, 2001)
• Man Sentenced for Unauthorized Access into Computer Systems of Connecticut Consulting Firm (December 14, 2001)
• Brooklyn, New York Man Pleads Guilty in eBay Fraud Case (December 13, 2001)
• Internet Sports Bookmakers Plead Guilty; Will Forfeit $3.3 Million in Criminal Earnings (December 3, 2001)
• Former Financial Institution Employee Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information (November 30, 2001)
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Sentenced for Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer's Computer System (November 26, 2001)
• Former Cisco Systems, Inc. Accountants Sentenced for Unauthorized Access to Computer Systems to Illegally Issue Almost $8 Million in Cisco Stock to Themselves (November 26, 2001)
• Man Indicted for Hacking Computers Belonging to Public Affairs Group (October 22, 2001)
• Russian Computer Hacker Convicted by Jury in Seattle, Washington (October 10, 2001)
• Former Former Chase Financial Corp. Employee Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank to Defraud Chase Financial Corp. and Chase Manhattan Bank

Year 2008

• KC Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking: False Web Site Ads Invited Strangers to Victim’s Home for Sexual Encounters (January 7, 2009)
• First Indictment Filed Under Telephone "Pretexting" Statute (December 30, 2008)
• "Chinese Connection" Defendant Pleads Guilty in Ralsky Spam and Stock Fraud Conspiracy (December 16, 2008)
• Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Large-scale Copyright Fraud with Large Forfeiture of Assets (December 4, 2008)
• Multi-million Dollar Home Equity Line of Credit, Identity Theft and Computer Intrusion Ring Busted (November 24, 2008)
• Three Plead Guilty to Bank-Fraud Conspiracy (November 20, 2008)
• Juvenile Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty (November 18, 2008)
• Former Massachusetts Inmate Arrested for Hacking Prison Computer to Access Prison Management Program (November 6, 2008)
• Former IT Manager Sentenced to Prison for Hacking into Previous Employer’s Computer System and Causing Damage (November 3, 2008)
• San Jose Woman Charged with Fraud in Connection with a Protected Computer (October 30, 2008)
• Hacker Charged with Providing Data Theft Tool in National Identity Theft Case (October 29, 2008)
• New Jersey Man Charged with Attacking Church Of Scientology Websites in the Name of ‘Anonymous’ (October 17, 2008)
• Second Guilty Plea Entered in Ralsky Spam Conspiracy (October 17, 2008)
• Seven Members of Romanian Organized Crime Group Indicted in International Wire Fraud Scheme (October 16, 2008)
• Lansing Spammer Pleads Guilty (October 14, 2008)
• Vice President of Sales of Minnesota Computer Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Cisco of Computer Networking Equipment: Faris Fraudulently Conspired to Obtain over $400,000 in Equipment From Cisco Under the SMARTnet Service Contract Program (October 10, 2008)
• Former Connecticut State Trooper Pleads Guilty to Improperly Accessing a Government Computer (October 9, 2008)
• Tennessee Man Indicted for Alleged Hack of Governor Sarah Palin’s E-Mail Account (October 8, 2008)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison (October 7, 2008)
• Romanian National Pleads Guilty to Possessing Unauthorized Credit Cards Numbers, Identity Theft (October 7, 2008)
• San Diego Man Arraigned on Intentionally Damaging Computers Charge after Accessing Former Employer's Network and Defacing Web Page (October 7, 2008)
• San Diego Area Teacher Arraigned on Computer Hacking Charges for Gaining Unauthorized Access to E-mail Accounts of School Employees and for Reading Their Email (October 6, 2008)
• Two European Men Charged with Conspiring to Launch Cyberattacks against Websites of Two U.S. Companies (October 2, 2008)
• Auburn Man Indicted for Online Extortion (October 1, 2008)
• Former Bridgeport Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds and Computer Fraud (September 25, 2008)
• Man Charged with Intentionally Causing Damage to a Protected Computer and Four Counts of Extortion (September 22, 2008)
• TJX Data Theft Conspirator Pleads Guilty (September 22, 2008)
• PSU-Harrisburg Student Sentenced after Making Threats on Myspace (September 18, 2008)
• Washington State Woman Sentenced to 13 Months' Imprisonment for Role in Theft of Funds (September 11, 2008)
• Federal Jury Convicts Shreveport Stockbroker for Internet Threats (September 10, 2008)
• West Haven Man Involved in Email Phishing and Spamming Scheme Sentenced to Two Years in Prison (September 10, 2008)
• Malaysia Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in International Online Brokerage Scheme (September 8, 2008)
• Computer Tech Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft of Calpine Corporation Executive (September 2, 2008)
• Sacramento Man Sentenced for Using the Internet to Send Threatening Emails (August 29, 2008)
• Des Moines Man Indicted for Internet Threats of Violence and Identity Theft: Man Made Multiple Threats to Boeing Company and Anacortes Oil Refinery (August 28, 2008)
• Greenville Man Sentenced to Prison for Computer Hacking (August 28, 2008)
• Prison Terms Imposed In Access Device Fraud Case (August 28, 2008)
• Man Admits Six Flags Computer Sabotage (August 26, 2008)
• Former Television News Anchor Pleads Guilty to Computer Crime (August 22, 2008)
• Brazilian Man Charged in Conspiracy to Infect More Than 100,000 Computers Worldwide with Malicious Software (August 21, 2008)
• KC Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud (August 19, 2008)
• Mastermind of Elaborate Internet "Phishing" Scheme Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison (August 14, 2008)
• Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Cyber Crimes (August 5, 2008)
• Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing and Distributing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers: More Than 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers Stolen (August 5, 2008)
• Romanian Citizen Admits Role in International Phishing Scheme (July 22, 2008)
• Digital Currency Business E-gold Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Illegal Money Transmitting Charges (July 21, 2008)
• Former Television News Anchor Charged with Computer Crime (July 21, 2008)
• Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Massive AOL Spam Scheme (July 15, 2008)
• Charges for "Trading with the Enemy" and Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer (July 15, 2008)
• Largo Man Sentenced for Stealing Consumer Information (July 10, 2008)
• Former City of Newark Technology Contractor Admits Defrauding Cisco Systems of Millions of Dollars (July 2, 2008)
• Four Defendants Sentenced on Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Fraud Charges (June 30, 2008)
• Individuals Named in Swatting Conspiracy Charged with Obstruction of Justice (June 27, 2008)
• Wyoming Man Charged with Infecting Thousands of Computers with ‘Trojan’ that He Used to Commit Fraud (June 27, 2008)
• Former Employee Indicted for Intentional Damage to Webhosting Data (June 26, 2008)
• Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Fake IDs (June 25, 2008)
• Houston Resident Indicted on Computer Hacking Charge (June 24, 2008)
• Man Arrested for Stealing Identities from Internet Gambling Site for Large Identity Theft Ring (June 23, 2008)
• Romanian National Returned to U.S. to Face Charges (June 13, 2008)
• New York Woman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Internet Fraud Scheme (June 12, 2008)
• International Computer "Hacker" Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison (June 11, 2008)
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Two Years in Federal Prison (June 10, 2008)
• Ohio Resident Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Almost $2 Million in Restitution to Cisco Systems, Inc (June 10, 2008)
• California Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years' Imprisonment for Computer Hacking Conviction (June 9, 2008)
• Three Individuals Indicted by Federal Grand Jury with Conspiracy to Exceed Authorized Access of a Government Computer (June 5, 2008)
• Indictment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Charges of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, Access Device Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, Bank Fraud, Computer Fraud, and Obstruction of Justice (June 3, 2008)
• Tucson Man Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft (June 3, 2008)
• Plumas Lake Man Charged with Computer Fraud: Internet Scheme Used to Steal Micro-Deposits (May 28, 2008)
• Man Pleads Guilty in Blast Fax Fraud Case (May 22, 2008)
• 38 Individuals in U.S. and Romania Charged in Two Related Cases of Computer Fraud involving International Organized Crime: International Law Enforcement Cooperation Leads to Disruption of Organized Crime Ring Operating in U.S. and Romania (May 19, 2008)
• Missouri Woman Indicted on Charges of Using Myspace to ‘Cyber-Bully’ 13-year-old Who Later Committed Suicide (May 15, 2008)
• Ringleaders in "Swatting/Spoofing" Conspiracy Sentenced (May 15, 2008)
• Hackers Indicted for Stealing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from National Restaurant Chain (May 12, 2008)
• KC Man Indicted for Cyberstalking (May 9, 2008)
• Military Computer Contractor Pleads to Unauthorized Access to Military Database and Id Theft (May 2, 2008)
• One of Colorado’s Largest Internet Spammers Sentenced to Federal Prison (April 28, 2008)
• Former Anniston Army Depot Employee Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud and Theft (April 24, 2008)
• Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 18 Months by Nigerian Court for Computer Intrusion in the United States (April 22, 2008)
• Information Security Consultant Pleads Guilty to Federal Wiretapping and Identity Theft Charges (April 16, 2008)
• Foreign National Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Hotel Business Center Computer Fraud Scheme (April 11, 2008)
• Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer’s Computer System (April 9, 2008)
• St. Stephen Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault, Fraud, Witness Tampering and Extortion Scheme (April 7, 2008)
• Five Men Charged in Software Piracy Conspiracy (April 2, 2008)
• Former Information Technology Employee of Pentastar Aviation Sentenced for Computer Intrusion and Destroying Payroll and Personnel Records (March 20, 2008)
• West Haven Man Involved in Email Phishing and Spamming Scheme Pleads Guilty (March 18, 2008)
• Seattle Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for ID Theft Scheme That Used Computer File Sharing Programs: First Conviction in the Country Involving Peer to Peer File Sharing Programs (March 17, 2008)
• Seattle Spammer Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud, Spam and Tax Charges: Man Sold Spamming Software and Spamming Services Impacting Millions of Computers (March 14, 2008)
• International Computer “Hacker” Convicted in Federal Court (March 6, 2008)
• KC Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking (March 4, 2008)
• Indonesian Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Hacking into Hotel Business Kiosks and Stealing Credit Card Data (March 3, 2008)
• David U. Haltinner Sentenced to 50 Months of Imprisonment for Selling Approximately 637,000 Stolen Credit Card Numbers (February 26, 2008)
• Chinese Chemist Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets (February 21, 2008)
• IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Charge of Unauthorized Access to a Government Computer (February 14, 2008)
• Bakersfield Law Student Sentenced in Email Harassment Scheme (February 13, 2008)
• Ohio Man charged in scheme to obtain $1.9 million in equipment from Cisco under SMARTnet Service Contract Program (February 11, 2008)
• Young ‘ Botherder’ Pleads Guilty to Infecting Military Computers and Fraudulently Installing Adware (February 11, 2008)
• Fairfax County Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Computer Access (January 31, 2008)
• KC Woman, Man Indicted for Computer Crime, Identity Theft (January 16, 2008)
• Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force: Berlin Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion (January 15, 2008)
• Five Years in Prison for Takeover of Online Bank Account (January 14, 2008)
• Evansville Man Sentenced to Prison for Computer Intrusion (January 10, 2008)
• Former St. Cloud Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Planting "Logic Bomb" on Hospital Computer (January 10, 2008)
• Norcross Man Sentenced for Hacking Cox Communications’ Computer and Telecommunications System: Former Employee’s Intrusion Shut Down Services in Texas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge (January 10, 2008)
• Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Complex Computer Fraud Scheme Victimizing Hundreds of Individuals (January 9, 2008)
• Four Minnesota Residents Charged in California with Scheme to Defraud Cisco of Computer Networking Equipment: Defendant Fraudulently Conspired to Obtain over $400,000 in Equipment From Cisco under the SMARTnet Service Contract Program (January 9, 2008)
• Former Systems Administrator Gets 30 Months in Prison for Planting "Logic Bomb" in Company Computers (January 8, 2008)
• Vancouver Resident Sentenced in Internet Fraud Case: Edwin Garcia Is Sentenced for Internet High-yield Investment Scam and Money Laundering (January 8, 2008)
• Former Assistant Bank Branch Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers: Unauthorized $50,000 Deposit into Personal Account Was to Cover Gambling Losses (January 4, 2008)
• Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted in International Illegal Spamming and Stock Fraud Scheme (January 3, 2008)

Year 2007

-top-

Year 2006

Utah Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services (December 14, 2006)

California Man Sentenced for Recklessly Damaging a Protected Computer Owned by his Former Employer (October 16, 2006)

Owner of P.C. Consultants of Wadsworth, Inc. Charged with Computer Intrusion of Merrick Graphics' Computer System (September 22, 2006)

Michigan Man Gets 30 Months for Conspiracy to Order Destructive Computer Attacks on Business Competitors (August 25, 2006)

Statement of the Attorney General on the Senate's Action on the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention (August 4, 2006)

Florida Man Sentenced for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (July 13, 2006)

Former Technology Manager Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Computer Hacking Offense (June 23, 2006)

North Carolina Man Charged with Illegally Accessing American College of Physicians Database (June 15, 2006)

Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Sentenced for Hacking Department of Education Computer (May 12, 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)

San Diego Computer Expert Charged with Hacking into U.S.C. Computer System Containing Student Applications (April 20, 2006)

United States Secret Service's Operation Rolling Stone Nets Multiple Arrests (March 28, 2006)

Telemarketing Firm Official Indicted in New Hampshire Phone Jamming Case (March 27, 2006)

Former Federal Computer Security Specialist Pleads Guilty to Hacking Department of Education Computer (March 1, 2006)

Cleveland, Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Conspiracy (February 28, 2006)

Former Officer of Internet Company Sentenced in Case of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom Corporation (February 22, 2006)

Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Student with Accessing Protected Computer at University of Utah (February 17, 2006)

Utah Man Charged with Bringing Down Wireless Internet Services in Vernal Region (February 15, 2006)

California Man Indicted for Botnet Attack That Impacted Hospital (February 10, 2006)

Florida Man Indicted for Causing Damage and Transmitting Threat to Former Employer's Computer System (February 7, 2006)

Azusa, California "Phisher" Arrested for Posing as America Online Billing Representative and Obtaining Personal Information from Subscribers (January 26, 2006)

Bot Herder Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adware Installs and Selling Zombies to Hackers and Spammers (January 23, 2006)

Dayton, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation Crimes Involving Minors and Computer Intrusion (January 19, 2006)

-top-

Year 2005

• Man Pleads Guilty to Infecting Thousands of Computers Using Worm Program then Launching them in Denial of Service Attacks (December 28, 2005)
• Silicon Valley Engineer Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (December 22, 2005)
• Former RNC New England Regional Director Convicted in New Hampshire Phone Jamming Case (December 15, 2005)
• Plano Man Convicted of Computer Sabatage (November 21, 2005)
• Six Defendants Plead Guilty in Internet Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy (November 17, 2005)
• Computer Virus Broker Arrested for Selling Armies of Infected Computers to Hackers and Spammers (November 3, 2005)
• Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Identity Theft Charges, Says Justice Department (November 1, 2005)
• Massachusetts Teen Convicted for Hacking into Internet and Telephone Service Providers and Making Bomb Threats to High Schools in Massachusetts and Florida (September 8, 2005)
• Federal Jury Convicts Former Technology Manager of Computer Hacking Offense Defendant Found Guilty of Placing Computer "Time Bomb" On Employer's Network Following Employment Dispute (September 8, 2005)
• Creator and Four Users of Loverspy Spyware Program Indicted (August 26, 2005)
• Justice Department Announces Conviction of Florida Man Accused of Massive Data Theft from Acxiom, Inc. (August 12, 2005)
• Disgruntled Phillies Fan/Spammer Sent to Prison for Four Years (July 14, 2005)
• Former Computer Science Graduate Student Sentenced for Hacking Major Corporations (April 25, 2005)
• Fairlawn, Ohio Man Sentenced in e-Bay Auction Scam (March 28, 2005)
• New York Teen Pleads Guilty to Making Extortion Threats Against Internet Company (March 22, 2005)
• Pleasant Hill, California Computer Hacker from "Deceptive Duo" Guilty of Intrusions into Government Computers and Defacing Websites (March 11, 2005)
• Queens Man Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment on Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (February 28, 2005)
• New York Spammer Arrested for Making Threats Against Internet Messaging Company and Sending More Than 1.5 Million Spam Messages (February 17, 2005)
• Former IT Manager of Software Firm Indicted on Computer Crime Charges (February 16, 2005)
• Juvenile Sentenced for Releasing Worm That Attacked Microsoft Web Site (February 11, 2005)
• Computer Hacker Who Victimized T-Mobile Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Federal Court (February 15, 2005)
• Minnesota Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Creating and Unleashing a Variant of the MS Blaster Computer Worm (January 28, 2005)
• Former Sacramento Man Arrested in eBay Auction Scam (January 27, 2005)

-top-

Year 2004

• Hacker Sentenced to Prison for Breaking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (December 15, 2004)
• Fourth Defendant in Massive Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (November 18, 2004)
• Nineteen Individuals Indicted in Internet 'Carding' Conspiracy (October 28, 2004)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (October 19, 2004)
• Ex-Official of Manhattan Computer Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Computer Attack Charge (September 9, 2004)
• California Man Admits Hacking Into Computers of High-Technology Company (August 31, 2004)
• Former Employee of a Massachusetts High-Technology Firm Charged with Computer Hacking (August 23, 2004)
• Six Internet Fraudsters Indicted in International Conspiracy to Steal More Than $10 Million From World's Largest Technology Distributor (August 4, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Admits to Embezzling More Than $875,035 (July 28, 2004)
• Florida Man Charged with Breaking into Acxiom Computer Records (July 21, 2004)
• China Citizen Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of a Software Company with Intent to Defraud (July 7, 2004)
• Seattle, Washington Man Arrested for Hacking into Internet Search Engine Alta Vista (July 2, 2004)
• Cary Waage Sentenced to Prison for his Role in $60 Million Internet Scam (July 9, 2004)
• Federal Judge Sentences Staten Island, New York Ex-Official of Local Internet Service Provider to Prison for Computer Attack (June 16, 2004)
• Wi-Fi Hacker Pleads Guilty to Attempted $17,000,000 Extortion (June 8, 2004)
• Vallejo, California Woman Charged with Exceeding Authorized Computer Access to Embezzle More Than $875,035 (May 27, 2004)
• Fraudster Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison in Internet 'Phishing' Case: Spammer Posed as AOL and Paypal to Con Customers into Providing Personal Information (May 18, 2004)
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Prison for Accessing Massachusetts Investor’s On-line Investment Account and Making $46,000 in Unauthorized Trades (May 5, 2004)
• Department of Justice Announces Arrests of Detroit-Area Men on Violations of the "Can-Spam" Act (April 29, 2004)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Ebay Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, and Identity Theft (April 28, 2004)
• Former Global Crossing Employee Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Posting Thousands of Social Security Numbers and Multiple Threats on his Internet Website (April 16, 2004)
• Orange County, California Man Indicted on Wiretapping Charges for Installing Spy Hardware on Employer's Computer (March 23, 2004)
• Oak Park, California Computer Programmer Arrested for Extortion and Mail Fraud Scheme Targeting Google, Inc. (March 18, 2004)
• Mission Viejo, California Teen Guilty in Internet Auction Fraud; Defendant Also Admits $400,000 Bank Fraud (March 1, 2004)
• Sewell, New Jersey Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks from Stolen Mail (February 27, 2004)
• 'Cyberscammer' Sentenced to 30 Months for Using Deceptive Internet Names to Mislead Minors to X-Rated Sites (February 26, 2004)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Sentenced to One Year for Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 23, 2004)
• Louisiana Man Arrested for Releasing 911 Worm to WebTV Users (February 19, 2004)
• Two California Men Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining Credit Information, Attempted Credit Fraud (February 10, 2004)
• Former Employees of Dallas-based Car Parts Distributorship Charged with Repeatedly Intruding into Competitor’s Computer Database for Commercial Advantage and Illegally Trafficking in Computer Passwords. (February 9, 2004)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Gaining Unauthorized Access and Recklessly Damaging Computers of Several High-Technology Companies Including eBay and Qualcomm From His Graduate School Dorm Room (January 29, 2004)
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (January 8, 2004)
• Mississippi Man Indicted for Attempted Extortion of $2.5 Million from Best Buy Co., Inc. (January 6, 2004)

-top-

Year 2003

• Milford, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking (December 18, 2003)
• Former Hellmann Logistics Computer Programmer Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Intrusion (December 5, 2003)
• Former Global Crossing Employee Convicted of Posting Threats on His Internet Website and Distributing Information to be Used in Identity Theft (December 4, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Sentenced to Prison for Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (December 2, 2003)
• Three Men Indicted for Hacking into Lowe's Companies' Computers with Intent to Steal Credit Card Information (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Two Alleged Computer Hackers Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide 'Operation Cyber Sweep' (November 20, 2003)
• Sewell, New Jersey Man Admits to Defrauding eBay Bidders and Cashing Checks From Stolen Mail (November 18, 2003)
• Dallas, Texas FBI Employee Indicted for Public Corruption (November 5, 2003)
• Disgruntled Philadelphia Phillies Fan Charged with Hacking into Computers Triggering Spam E-mail Attacks (October 7, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (October 6, 2003)
• President of San Diego Computer Security Company Indicted in Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access into Government Computers (September 29, 2003)
• Juvenile Arrested for Releasing Variant of Blaster Computer Worm That Attacked Microsoft (September 26, 2003)
• Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to MSN Internet Fraud (September 12, 2003)
• U.S. Charges Hacker with Illegally Accessing New York Times Computer Network (September 9, 2003)
• Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Online Escrow Scam (September 5, 2003)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 18 year old Arrested for Developing and Releasing B Variant of Blaster Computer Worm (August 29, 2003)
• Former Computer Technician in Douglasville, Georgia Arrested for Hacking into Government Computer Systems in Southern California (August 25, 2003)
• Former Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Wiretapping-Related Violation (August 12, 2003)
• Sacramento, California Woman Convicted of Embezzling More Than $910,000 In Computer Fraud Scheme (August 1, 2003)
• Russian Man Sentenced for Hacking into Computers in the United States (July 25, 2003)
• FBI Employee Arrested and Charged in Three Federal Indictments (July 17, 2003)
• Queens, New York Man Pleads to Federal Charges of Computer Damage, Access Device Fraud and Software Piracy (July 11, 2003)
• Kazakhstan Hacker Sentenced to Four Years Prison for Breaking into Bloomberg Systems and Attempting Extortion (July 1, 2003)
• Southern California Man Who Hijacked Al Jazeera Website Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (June 12, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Sentenced to One Year and One Day And Ordered to Pay More than $88,000 Restitution For Series of Computer Intrusions and Credit Card Fraud (June 12, 2003)
• Leader of $60 Million Internet Scam Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (May 16, 2003)
• Three Californians Indicted in Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Identity Theft (May 12, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Guilty of Hacking into Company's Computer (April 18, 2003)
• Student Charged with Unauthorized Access to University of Texas Computer System (March 14, 2003)
• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Pleads Guilty in District's First Computer Hacking Conviction (March 13, 2003)
• Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and Credit Card Fraud (March 13, 2003)
• California Woman Convicted for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information in Credit Union Fraud Prosecution (March 10, 2003)
• Los Angeles, California Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Computer Hacking and Internet Fraud Scheme (February 28, 2003)
• Former Employee of American Eagle Outfitters Indicted on Charges of Password Trafficking and Computer Damage (February 26, 2003)
• U.S. Convicts Kazakhstan Hacker of Breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computers and Attempting Extortion (February 26, 2003)
• Ex-employee of Airport Transportation Company Arrested for Allegedly Hacking Into Computer, Destroying Data (February 20, 2003)
• Vista, California Man Charged in Complex Internet Facilitated Wire Fraud Scheme (February 13, 2003)
• Ohio Man Attacked NASA Computer System Shutting Down Email Server (February 13, 2003)
• Former Employee of Viewsonic Arrested on Charges of Hacking into Company's Computer, Destroying Data (February 6, 2003)
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Hacking a Judge's Personal E-Mail Account (January 23, 2003)
• Alleged Leaders of $60 Million Internet Scam Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges (January 3, 2003)

-top-

Year 2002

• St. Joseph, Missouri Man Charged in Western District's First Computer Hacking Indictment (December 20, 2002)
• Man Indicted on Charges of Defrauding Buyers Using eBay Internet Auction Service, Remains Fugitive (December 20, 2002)
• Two Los Angeles, California, Men Accused of Operating Websites Selling Fake IDs Named in Conspiracy; 5 Felons Who Applied for Bogus Documents also Charged (December 20, 2002)
• U.S. Arrests Queens, New York, Man on Computer Fraud Charges (December 20, 2002)
• Disgruntled UBS PaineWebber Employee Charged with Allegedly Unleashing "Logic Bomb" on Company Computers (December 17, 2002)
• U.S. Announces What is Believed the Largest Identity Theft Case In American History; Losses are in the Millions(November 25, 2002)
• Hacker Pleaded Guilty to Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (November 15, 2002)
• London, England Hacker Indicted Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act For Accessing Military Computers (November 12, 2002)
• British National Charged with Hacking Into N.J. Naval Weapons Station Computers, Disabling Network After Sept. 11; Indictment Also Filed in Virginia For Other Military Intrusions (November 12, 2002)
• Florida Lawyer Charged in Offshore Sports Betting Case (October 22, 2002)
• Melvern, Ohio Man Sentenced for Defrauding Bidders on eBay (October 16, 2002)
• Russian Computer Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison (October 4, 2002)
• Sacramento, California, Woman Convicted of Committing Check 'Kite' Through Unauthorized Computer Access (September 17, 2002)
• Los Angeles, California Woman Admits Bilking eBay Bidders (September 10, 2002)
• San Gabriel Valley, California Man Pleads to Illegally Accessing Former Employer's Computers (September 9, 2002)
• Defendant Sentenced in Three Fraud Prosecutions for Online Auction, Telemarketing, and Computer-Generated Counterfeit Check Scams (August 30, 2002)
• Former LA Ram Sentenced in eBay Internet Fraud Schemes (August 5, 2002)
• San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted in Scheme to Hack Into Software Firm Computer and Delete $2.6 Million Project (August 2, 2002)
• Fairfax, Virginia Man Sentenced 144 Months for Internet Auction Fraud (July 16, 2002)
• Internet Auction Scam Results in Guilty Plea (July 8, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Derek Jeter and Normar Garciaparra Baseball Bats on eBay (July 2, 2002)
• Owner of Internet Service Provider Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Credit Card Scam (June 10, 2002)
• Melvern, Ohio Man Indicted for eBay Auction Fraud (June 5, 2002)
• Internet Doctor Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison (May 29, 2002)
• Two Kazakhstan Citizens Accused of Breaking Into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer and Extortion are Extradited (May 21, 2002)
• Defendant Pleads Guilty in Three Fraud Prosecutions for Online Auction, Telemarketing, and Computer-Generated Counterfeit Check Scams (May 17, 2002)
• Twenty-Seven Month Sentence in Internet Fraud Scheme to Defraud Priceline.Com and Others; Unauthorized Computer Access Conspiracy (May 17, 2002)
• Former Chief Technology Officer Arrested for Computer and Voicemail System Intrusions; Transmitting Threats Via the Internet (May 16, 2002)
• Reynoldsburg, Ohio Man Sentenced for Misuse of Law Enforcement Computer (May 8, 2002)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin Man Charged with Computer Intrusion, Software Piracy and Numerous Destructive Acts (May 7, 2002)
• San Jose, California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Explosives on eBay (May 2, 2002)
• Creator of Melissa Computer Virus Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison (May 1, 2002)
• U.S. Charges Engineer with Computer Intrusion, Destruction of Database at Manhattan Apparel Company (April 26, 2002)
• Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Las Vegas Medical Imaging Computer System (April 17, 2002)
• Computer Operator Sentenced or Breaking Into Ex-Employer's Database (March 27, 2002)
• Parma, Ohio Man Indicted for Unauthorized Access into Computer System of Alltel Communications, Inc.; Threatening E-Mails (March 26, 2002)
• Five Guilty Pleas and Seven Arrested for Wire and Securities Fraud in Connection with Collapse of Apponline.com (March 12, 2002)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of California United States Attorney Office (March 5, 2002)
• Man Sentenced for eBay Auction Fraud of Certain Rare Baseball and Basketball Card Sets (March 4, 2002)
• New York Electronic Crimes Task Force Arrests Jacksonville, Florida, Man for One of the Largest Identity Theft Cases in U.S. History (February 28, 2002)
• Former Computer Network Administrator at New Jersey High-Tech Firm Sentenced for Unleashing $10 Million Computer “Time Bomb” (February 26, 2002)
• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corporation (February 19, 2002)
• Internet Doctor Convicted in Oklahoma City (January 30, 2002)
• Six Defendants Sentenced in $16 Million Bogus Investment Scheme Marketed Over Internet (January 30, 2002)
• San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Catholic Healthcare West Computer Causing Damage (January 18, 2002)
• CHIPs Unit Established in the Eastern District of Virginia United States Attorney Office (January 14, 2002)

-top-

Year 2001

• Miami Man Pleads Guilty to eBay Auction Fraud (December 20, 2001)
• San Francisco Man Indicted for Selling Fake Derek Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra Baseball Bats on eBay, Harassing E-Mails (December 18, 2001)
• Bowdoinham, Maine Hacker Into United States Courts’ Information System Pleads Guilty (December 18, 2001)
• Connecticut Hacker Indicted for Attacks on San Diego Auto Site (December 18, 2001)
• Man Sentenced for Unauthorized Access into Computer Systems of Connecticut Consulting Firm (December 14, 2001)
• Brooklyn, New York Man Pleads Guilty in eBay Fraud Case (December 13, 2001)
• Internet Sports Bookmakers Plead Guilty; Will Forfeit $3.3 Million in Criminal Earnings (December 3, 2001)
• Former Financial Institution Employee Sentenced for Unauthorized Computer Access to Customer Account Information (November 30, 2001)
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Sentenced for Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer's Computer System (November 26, 2001)
• Former Cisco Systems, Inc. Accountants Sentenced for Unauthorized Access to Computer Systems to Illegally Issue Almost $8 Million in Cisco Stock to Themselves (November 26, 2001)
• Man Indicted for Hacking Computers Belonging to Public Affairs Group (October 22, 2001)
• Russian Computer Hacker Convicted by Jury in Seattle, Washington (October 10, 2001)
• Former Former Chase Financial Corp. Employee Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank to Defraud Chase Financial Corp. and Chase Manhattan Bank