CCIPS Press Releases - 2021

Russian National Extradited for Role in Hacking and Illegal Trading Scheme, December 20, 2021

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Months’ Long Cyberstalking Campaign Sparked by an Unrequited Love Interest, December 20, 2021

Luray Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Army Recruiter, December 20, 2021

New Jersey Man Going To Prison For 20 Years For Producing Child Pornography And Cyberstalking, December 17, 2021

Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine, December 15, 2021

Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Cyberstalking, December 14, 2021

Omaha Woman Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods, December 13, 2021

Norristown Man Indicted On Charges Of Trafficking In Counterfeit Merchandise, December 9, 2021

Acting U.S. Attorney Warns of Increasing Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Opioids Containing Fentanyl, December 8, 2021

Reno Man Sentenced For Selling Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Laced With Fentanyl, December 8, 2021

Canadian Man Charged in Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks, December 7, 2021

Las Cruces man pleads guilty to cyberstalking and sending threatening messages, December 6, 2021

Jury finds North Carolina man guilty for lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets, December 3, 2021

Former College Track and Field Coach Indicted on Wire Fraud, Cyberstalking, Conspiracy and Computer Fraud Charges, December 2, 2021

Russian Man Sentenced for Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ for Cybercriminals, December 1, 2021

Arizona Man Receives Three Years in Prison for Cyberstalking, November 30, 2021

International Hacking Group Members Sentenced for SIM Hijacking Conspiracy That Resulted in the Theft of Millions in Cryptocurrency, November 30, 2021

Linda Jean Pangelinan Palacios Sentenced for Unauthorized Access of a Protected Computer in Furtherance of Fraud, November 25, 2021

Brooklyn Man Arrested, Charged With Hacking Into Online Accounts Of Wegmans Customers, November 24, 2021

El Cajon Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Counterfeit Pills with Fentanyl that Caused 19-Year-Old’s Death, November 24, 2021

Texas Vape Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Importation of Counterfeit Vaping Products, November 24, 2021

Jury Convicts Maryland Man for Membership in Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring that Targeted State Governments, November 23, 2021

New York Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Cyberstalking And Sextortion, November 22, 2021

Former Law Firm Partner Arrested For Cyberstalking Multiple Victims, November 19, 2021

Member Of International Movie Piracy Ring Pleads Guilty, November 18, 2021

Oregon Man Charged with Possessing Counterfeit OxyContin Pills Containing Fentanyl, November 18, 2021

Two Iranian Nationals Charged for Cyber-Enabled Disinformation and Threat Campaign Designed to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, November 18, 2021

Chinese National Arrested and Charged with Cyberstalking, November 17, 2021

Cumberland County Man Admits Conspiring to Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion in Connection with Romance Fraud Scheme, November 17, 2021

Cyberstalker sentenced for child exploitation crimes, November 17, 2021

Rhode Island Woman Sentenced for Phishing Scheme, November 17, 2021

Pasadena Man Who Cyberstalked and Made Threats to Injure, Rape and Kill Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison, November 15, 2021

Nashville Man Charged With Cyberstalking, November 12, 2021

Nine Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, November 12, 2021

Former GE Engineer Sentenced to 24 Months for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets, November 10, 2021

Russian Cybercriminal Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Digital Advertising Fraud Scheme, November 10, 2021

Former Broadcom Engineer Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets, November 9, 2021

Jury convicts Chinese official of espionage crimes, attempting to steal trade secrets from Cincinnati company, November 5, 2021

U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Charging U.K. Citizen With Conspiracy To Commit Computer Intrusions And Other Offenses, November 3, 2021

California Man Known As “icloudripper4you” Pleads Guilty To Hacking Into Hundreds Of Apple iCloud Accounts And Stealing Nude Photographs And Images, October 15, 2021

Columbia Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Disney Movies on eBay, October 12, 2021

Saugus Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Percocet Pills Containing Fentanyl, October 1, 2021

Engineer ends trial by pleading guilty to the federal crime of conspiring to steal trade secrets, September 29, 2021

Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With Directing Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company, September 29, 2021

Dallas Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals that Led to Overdose Death, September 23, 2021

Greene County Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking Charge, September 22, 2021

NJ, NY, CA Defendants Indicted for Nationwide Copyrighted IPTV Theft Scheme, September 22, 2021

Illinois Man Convicted of Federal Criminal Charges for Operating Subscription-Based Computer Attack Platforms, September 16, 2021

Three Employees of a Long Island Information Technology Company Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement, September 16, 2021

Four Men Federally Charged In Transnational Wire Fraud And Identity Theft Conspiracy, September 15, 2021

Three Former U.S. Intelligence Community and Military Personnel Agree to Pay More Than $1.68 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges Arising from Their Provision of Hacking-Related Services to a Foreign Government, September 14, 2021

Trio Of Cyber Criminals Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft, September 9, 2021

International Money Launderer Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Cyber Crime Schemes, September 8, 2021

Ukrainian Cyber Criminal Extradited For Decrypting The Credentials Of Thousands Of Computers Across The World And Selling Them On A Dark Web Website, September 8, 2021

Nigerian hacker and a repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for unemployment fraud and tax fraud scheme, September 2, 2021

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of British National For Participation In Online Film And TV Piracy Group, September 1, 2021

Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Intrusion into Credit Union’s Computer System, August 31, 2021

Former CEO And COO Of JHL Biotech Convicted Of Conspiracy To Steal Trade Secrets And Commit Wire Fraud Exceeding $101 Million, August 26, 2021

Florida Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Drugs on the Dark Net, August 24, 2021

New York Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Stealing Nude Photos of Dozens of Victims, August 19, 2021

New Jersey Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Pornography and Cyberstalking a San Mateo Teenager, August 18, 2021

Four Defendants Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Scheme, August 12, 2021

Owners of Florida Teacher Certification Exam Preparation Company Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Trade Secrets, August 10, 2021

Stamford Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Analogues, August 6, 2021

Two Defendants Plead Guilty for Their Roles Helping Cybercriminals Launder Money as Part of the QQAAZZ Organization, August 6, 2021

Ocala Man Convicted Of Wire Fraud In Relation To Resale Of Wireless Communications Plans, August 6, 2021

Rapid City Man and Box Elder Man Sentenced for Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer to Defraud, August 4, 2021

Naval Seaman Charged with Cyberstalking, August 4, 2021

La Porte City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cyberstalking, July 28, 2021

Former eBay Employee Sentenced for Role in Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign, July 27, 2021

Rhode Island Woman Pleads Guilty to Phishing Scheme, July 27, 2021

Man Arrested in Connection with Alleged Role in Twitter Hack, July 21, 2021

Estonian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud and Abuse, July 21, 2021

Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in the Eastern District of Texas, July 20, 2021

Four Chinese Nationals Working with the Ministry of State Security Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaign Targeting Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information, Including Infectious Disease Research, July 19, 2021

Bergen County Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Using Online Web Forums to Engage in Cyberstalking, July 13, 2021

Newport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Creating Illegal Video Streaming and Downloading Websites, July 9, 2021

El Cajon Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Nineteen-Year-Old, July 8, 2021

Former CEO And COO Of JHL Biotech Charged With Conspiracy To Steal Trade Secrets And Commit Wire Fraud Exceeding $101 Million, July 7, 2021

Former Genentech Principal Scientist And Her Husband Convicted Of Crimes Related To Pilfering Corporate Secrets, July 7, 2021

High-Level Member of Hacking Group Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards, June 24, 2021

Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart Urges Public to Protect Seniors from Internet Crimes, After South Carolinians over 60 Years Old Lost More Than $10 Million in 2020 to Cybercriminals, June 23, 2021

Worcester Man Charged with Possessing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine, June 21, 2021

Jury Convicts Nebraska Man of Cyberstalking, June 21, 2021

Citizen of Estonia Admits Operating "Crypting" Service to Conceal Kelihos Botnet from Anti-Virus Software, June 16, 2021

Russian National Convicted of Charges Relating to Kelihos Botnet, June 16, 2021

Hartford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Selling Oxycodone out of His New Britain Grocery Store, June 10, 2021

Chief Operating Officer of Network Security Company Charged with Cyberattack on Medical Center, June 10, 2021

Slilpp Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation, June 10, 2021

ADT Technician Sentenced for Hacking Home Security Footage, June 9, 2021

Latvian National Charged for Alleged Role in Transnational Cybercrime Organization, June 4, 2021

Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Warns that Scammers are Attempting to “Spoof” the Main Office Telephone Number in a Criminal Scheme to Defraud Victims, June 4, 2021

Bixby Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, June 2, 2021

Nigerian National Arrested For Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits, June 2, 2021

Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Seizure of Domain Names Used in Furtherance of Spear-Phishing Campaign Posing as U.S. Agency for International Development, June 1, 2021

Bowie Man Sentenced to 12 Months and One Day In Federal Prison for Selling More Than $300,000 Worth of Counterfeit DVDs, May 28, 2021

Rhode Island Woman Charged with Phishing Scheme, May 27, 2021

Reno Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Laced With Fentanyl, May 26, 2021

Hooksett Man Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison for Computer Hacking Offenses, May 25, 2021

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Steal Trade Secrets From Nevada Defense Company, May 24, 2021

Russian Hacker Sentenced to 30 Months for Running a Website Selling Stolen, Counterfeit and Hacked Accounts, May 24, 2021

Deputy U.S. Marshal Charged with Cyberstalking and Perjury, May 14, 2021

Former Cell Service Associates and Co-Conspirator Facing Federal Indictment for Aggravated Identity Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, and Wire Fraud, May 14, 2021

Four Individuals Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals, May 7, 2021

Niskayuna Man Sentenced for Stealing GE’s Trade Secrets, April 30, 2021

Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Vapes, April 29, 2021

Las Cruces man pleads guilty to cyberstalking and ramming gates at White Sands, April 27, 2021

University of Georgia Student Charged with Cyberstalking, April 23, 2021

Ph.D. Chemist Convicted of Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft of Trade Secrets and Wire Fraud, April 22, 2021

New York Man Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for Cyberstalking and Aggravated Identity Theft, April 22, 2021

Kokomo Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Sextortion Scheme, April 21, 2021

Hospital Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets and Sell to China, April 20, 2021

Former San Francisco Resident Charged With Multi-Year Campaign Of Cyberstalking Against Three Minors, April 19, 2021

Lebanon County Man Sentenced To Seventy Months’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Counterfeit Drugs, April 15, 2021

Manufacturer Sentenced for Conspiring to Manufacture and Sell Counterfeit Goods, April 12, 2021

North Carolina Man Charged with 2016 Cyber Attack Affecting Internet Users in Plattsburgh, March 25, 2021

Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Transnational Cybercrime Enterprise, March 19, 2021

Former State Department Employee Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods from U.S. Embassy, March 18, 2021

Swiss Hacker indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, March 18, 2021

Cypriot Hacker Sentenced to Prison, March 17, 2021

Seattle computer security consultant indicted for threatening cyberstalking campaign against a former roommate, her family members, boyfriend, police, and prosecutors, March 17, 2021

Florida Woman Sentenced to Six Months for Selling Counterfeit Medical Devices, March 5, 2021

Idaho man charged with hacking into the computers of the City of Newnan and metro-Atlanta medical clinics, March 5, 2021

Chinese Businessman Charged With Conspiring To Steal Trade Secrets, February 26, 2021

Bowie Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement for Selling More Than $300,000 Worth of Counterfeit DVDs Containing Copyrighted Works, Including Popular Movies, TV Shows, and Fitness Programs, February 26, 2021

Georgia couple sentenced for importing and distributing male enhancement products and counterfeit goods from China as well as naturalization fraud, February 24, 2021

Cresco, Iowa, Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking, February 19, 2021

Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers Delivers Remarks on the National Security Cyber Investigation into North Korean Operatives, February 17, 2021

Three North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe, February 17, 2021

San Jose Man Pleads Guilty To Computer Hack That Shut Down Opening Day Concession Sales At San Jose Earthquakes Stadium, February 17, 2021

Tulsa Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking, February 16, 2021

Charlotte County Cyberstalkers Sentenced To Prison, February 9, 202

Pottsville Man Charged With Cyberstalking And Making Interstate Threats, February 9, 2021

Hospital Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets, Sell Them in China, February 1, 2021

Emotet Botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Operation, January 28, 2021

Cypriot hacker pleads guilty to extorting website operators with stolen user data, January 25, 2021

Virginia Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking Tulsa Mayor, January 25, 2021

Rhode Island Man Sentenced for Placing Threatening Telephone Calls and Cyberstalking a Wisconsin Resident, January 22, 2021

Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Administering a Website that Catered to Criminals, January 21, 2021

ADT Technician Pleads Guilty to Hacking Home Security Footage, January 21, 2021

New York Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking After Harassing And Sextorting Multiple Victims, January 15, 2021

Winneconne Man Indicted for Cyberstalking and Possession of Ammunition, January 15, 2021

Florida Resident Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Idaho Residents, January 14, 2021

Researcher Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets from New Jersey-Based Pharmaceutical Company, January 13, 2021

Russian Hacker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Involvement In Massive Network Intrusions At U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies, January 7, 2021