[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers, which does business as Macmillan. The proposed settlement was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The department’s Antitrust Division previously settled…
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Finland To Use Justice Department’s ETrace Solution
January 4, 2013
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will provide eTrace, an electronic system used to trace illegal firearms, to Finland — in an ongoing effort to combat firearms…
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New Jersey Woman Streaming Live Assault Sentenced
December 19, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] A New Jersey woman was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison for producing child pornography through the sexual exploitation of a five-year-old girl on more than one occasion and streaming footage of a sexual assault over the…
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AU Optronics Executive Convicted For Role In LCD Price-fixing
December 18, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Following a three-week trial, a federal jury in San Francisco has convicted an executive of the largest Taiwan liquid crystal display (LCD) producer for his participation in a worldwide conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film transistor-liquid crystal…
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DOJ Reaches Settlement With Penguin Group In E-Books Case
December 18, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Penguin Group ,one of the largest book publishers in the United States, and says will continue to litigate against Apple and Holtzbrinck Publishers, which does business as Macmillan, for…
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Scareware Cybercrime Ring Payment Processor Sentenced
December 15, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] A Swedish credit card payment processor was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in an international cybercrime ring that netted $71 million by infecting victims’ computers with “scareware” and selling rogue antivirus software that was…
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International Cyber-Fraud Ring Dismantled
December 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] In a coordinated international takedown, law enforcement officials in Romania, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Canada, acting on provisional arrest requests made by the United States, arrested six Romanian nationals for their alleged involvement in a…
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Justice Department Sentences Facebook Child Porn Conspirators
December 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Two Wisconsin men and a Missouri man were sentenced to prison for their role in a conspiracy to advertise, distribute and possess child pornography. Daniel Slott, 44, of Merrill, Wis., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard L.…
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Third ‘IMAGiNE”‘ Member Sentenced
November 29, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] A third member of the Internet piracy group “IMAGiNE” was sentenced to 40 months in prison, and a fifth member of IMAGiNE has pleaded guilty. Gregory A. Cherwonik, 53, of Canandaigua, N.Y., was sentenced by Senior U.S. District…
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Hungarian Woman Pleads Guilty To Online Fraud
November 22, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] A Hungarian woman pleaded guilty in Nashville, Tenn., for her role in moving approximately $550,000 in illicit proceeds derived from an international online marketplace fraud scheme. Beatrix Boka, 34, of Hungary, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Aleta…
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