Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)

Cybercrime Documents: Press releases, speeches, Congressional testimony, letters, reports, manuals, and court filings related to computers and cyberspace

1. Press Releases
2. Speeches
3. Congressional Testimony
4. Letters
5. Reports
6. Manuals and Guidance
7. Court Filings

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A. Press Releases

• Russian Computer Hacker Convicted by Jury in Seattle, Washington (October 10, 2001)

• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employee Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank to Defraud Chase Financial Corp. and Chase Manhattan Bank (October 9, 2001)

• Millersburg, Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Selling and Distributing Illegal Satellite TV Cards (October 1, 2001)
  
  

• New York City Law Firm Paralegal Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trial Plan (October 4, 2001)

• Brian K. West, Employee of Oklahoma ISP, Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access Charge Under 18 U.S.C. S 1030(a)(2)(c) (September 24, 2001)

• Chardon, Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud via Unauthorized Access of Employer’s Computer System (September 14, 2001)

• CHIPs Unit Established in Central District of California United States Attorney Office (September 6, 2001)
  
  

• Hacker Sentenced in New York City for Hacking into Two NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Computers Located in Pasadena, California (September 5, 2001)

• CHIPs Unit Established in Southern District of New York United States Attorney Office (September 5, 2001)
  
  

• First Indictment Under Digital Millennium Copyright Act Returned Against Russian National, Company, in San Jose, California (August 28, 2001)
  

• Jury Convicts Woman of Concealing Man Wanted in eBay Case Involving Sale of Fake Diebenkorn Painting for $135,805 (August 23, 2001)

• Former Cisco Accountants Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud via Unauthorized Access to Cisco Stock (August 20, 2001)

• Russian National Indicted in Sacramento, California, on Computer Intrusion Charges (August 16, 2001)

• Former Chase Financial Corp. Employees in Cleveland, Ohio, Indicted for Unlawful Access to Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Financial Corp. Computer Systems (August 7, 2001)

• Millersburg, Ohio Man Indicted for Selling and Distributing Illegal Satellite TV Cards (August 7, 2001)
  
  

• Orange County, California Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking University Computers, Defrauding Western Union (August 1, 2001)

• Former Corning Inc. Employee Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets in Rochester, New York (July 31, 2001)
  

• Five Charged in Los Angeles with Fraud In Internet Auctions (July 31, 2001)
  
  
• Lusby, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Sabotaging IRS Computers (July 24, 2001)
  
  
• Russian Man Charged in California under Digital Millennium Copyright Act with Circumventing Adobe eBook Reader (July 17, 2001)
  
  
• West Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Video Tapes (July 17, 2001)
  
  
• Chardon, Ohio Woman Charged for Unlawful Access to Computer Server (July 6, 2001)
  
  
• Russian Computer Hacker Indicted in California for Breaking into Computer Systems and Extorting Victim Companies (June 20, 2001)
  
  
• Hampton, New Hampshire Man Convicted and Sentenced for Hacking into Former Employer's Computer Server (June 18, 2001)
  
  
• San Gabriel Valley, California Woman Arrested for Trafficking in Counterfeit Microsoft Computer Programs (June 15, 2001)
  
  
• Rantoul, Illinois Men Guilty in Satellite T.V. Sting (June 14, 2001)
  
  
• Bethesda, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement (June 13, 2001)
  
  
• Woman Indicted for Harboring Fugitive In Ebay Shill Bidding Case Involving Sale of Fake Diebenkorn Painting for $135,805 (June 20, 2001)
  
  
• New York City Computer Security Expert Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment for Computer Hacking and Electronic Eavesdropping (June 13, 2001)
  
  
• Connecticut Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets from Fabricated Metal Products (June 6, 2001)
  
  

• Second Man Sentenced in Indiana for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software (June 1, 2001)
  

• Former Lucent Employees and Co-Conspirator Indicted in Newark, New Jersey for Theft of Lucent Trade Secrets (May 31, 2001)

• Ninety Individuals and Companies Charged in "Operation Cyber Loss" Fraud Investigation Initiated by Internet Fraud Complaint Center

• Software Pirate Guilty of Copyright Infringement Under NET Act (May 15, 2001)

• Woman Charged with Concealing Fugitive In Ebay Shill Bidding Case Involving Sale of Fake Diebenkorn Painting for $135,805 (May 14, 2001)
  
  

• First Foreign Economic Espionage Indictment; Defendants Steal Trade Secrets from Cleveland Clinic Foundation (May 8, 2001)

• Russian National Arrested and Indicted in Connecticut for Penetrating U.S. Corporate Computer Networks, Stealing Credit Card Numbers, and Extorting the Companies by Threatening to Damage Their Computers (May 7, 2001)

• Lucent Scientists Arrested, Charged with Stealing Tech Secrets for Joint Venture with China-controlled Company (May 3, 2001)

• Wang and Bell Imaging Plead Guilty in California Plead Guilty to Theft and Copying of Acuson Corporation Trade Secrets (April 26, 2001)
  
  
• Two Men from Michigan Charged with Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets from ZirMed.com (April 18, 2001)
  
  
• Orange County Computer Hacker Arrested In Scheme to Use Stolen Credit Cards to Make Wire Money Transfers via Western Union (April 18, 2001)
  
  
• Two Men Plead Guilty in California to Mail and Wire Fraud in eBay Shill Bidding Scheme that Auctioned Fake Diebenkorn Painting for $135,805 (April 17, 2001)
  
  
• Former Eugene, Oregon, Resident Sentenced to Prison for Criminal Copyright Infringement (April 16, 2001)
  
  
• Former Lance, Inc. Employee, from North Carolina Sentenced to 24 Months and Ordered to Pay $194,609 Restitution in Computer Fraud Case (April 13, 2001)
  
  
• Two Men from California Indicted on Conspiracy to Commit Computer and Wire Fraud via Unauthorized Access to Cisco Stock (April 4, 2001)
  
  
• Leonid and Michael Kislyansky Sentenced in Cleveland, Ohio on Organized Crime Software Piracy Case (April 3, 2001)
  
  
• Bergenfield, New Jersey Man Admits Selling Pirated Satellite TV Access Cards (April 3, 2001)
  
  
• Portland, Oregon 18 Year Old Arrested for Sending Threatening Internet Communication Resulting in New York School Closing (March 26, 2001)
  
  
• Aberdeen, Washington Woman Arrested on Criminal Copyright Infringement Charges for Selling Unauthorized Copies of Sony Games and Movies Over the Internet (March 23, 2001)
  
  
• Internet False ID Scam Defendants Sentenced in the District of Columbia (March 22, 2001)
  
  
• Former Cisco Employee Pleads Guilty to Exceeding Authorized Access to Obtain Information from Cisco’s Computer Systems (March 21, 2001)
  
  
• FBI Sting Captures New York Man Who Stole Trade Secrets from MasterCard and Offered Them for Sale to Visa (March 21, 2001)
  
  
• Ex-GTE Employee Pleads Guilty to Intentionally Damaging Protected GTE Computers (March 20, 2001)
  
  
• Two Former Maryland Residents Plead Guilty To Selling Copyrighted Computer Software Online (March 16, 2001)
  
  
• Two Plead Guilty to First Theft of Trade Secrets Case Prosecuted in Middle District of Florida (March 15, 2001)
  
  
• NIPC Advisory 01-003(March 8, 2001)
  
  
• NIPC Advisory 01-003 Press Release (March 8, 2001)
  
  
• Three Men Indicted in Sacramento for eBay Shill Bidding Ring That Auctioned Fake Diebenkorn Painting for $135,805 (March 8, 2001)
  
  
• Operators of www.fakegifts.com Web Site Plead Guilty in South Carolina to Selling Counterfeit Luxury Goods Over the Internet (March 7, 2001)
  
  
• New York City Computer Security Expert Convicted by Jury of Computer Hacking and Electronic Eavesdropping (March 7, 2001)
  


• Silicon Valley Businessman Pleads Guilty to Hiding Proceeds of Sales of Counterfeit Computer Software (March 6, 2001)
  
  
• Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Microsoft Software(February 26, 2001)
  
  
• Former Police Lieutenant Sentenced for Distributing and Selling Satellite TV Interception Devices (February 23, 2001)
  
  
• New York Father and Son Are Accused in Playstation 2 Internet Auction Scam (Feb. 14, 2001)
  
  
• Nine Indicted in Chicago in $1 Million "Fastlane" Software Piracy Conspiracy (Feb. 16, 2001)
  
  
• Rhode Island man is sentenced to fourteen months in prison for selling illegal satellite television devices; Thomas Kennedy was caught in Operation Smartcard.net, a nationwide "sting" set up by the Customs Service (Feb. 15, 2001)
  
  
• High-Tech Defendants Sentenced to Jail (February 8, 2001)
  
  
• Former Journalism Student Pleads Guilty to Software Copyright Infringement (January 30, 2001)
  
  
• Man Sentenced in Michigan for Offering Software Programs for Free Downloading on "Hacker Hurricane" Web site (January 30, 2001)
  
  
• Temple Hills Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute 23,892 Bootleg Videocassetes and 58,975 Compact Discs (January 29, 2001)
  
  
• Two Indicted and Arrested in South Carolina for Trafficking in Counterfeit Luxury Goods over www.fakegifts.com Web site (January 29, 2001)

 
• Former Federal Court Systems Administrator Sentenced for Hacking Into Government Computer System (January 21, 2001)

 
• Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Distribution and Sales of Counterfeit Copyrighted Computer Software and Forfeit Ownership of a Domain Name (January 5, 2001)

 
• Justice Department Releases Manual To Address Intellectual Property Crime (Jan. 5, 2001)

 
• Two San Jose Men Plead Guilty in Theft of Trade Secrets Case (January 2, 2001)

 
• Man Pleads Guilty to Internet Piracy of Star Wars Film (December. 15, 2000)

 
• Texas hacker pleads guilty to 7 charges of unlawfully obtaining access to computers belonging to the U.S. Postal Service, the State of Texas, the Canadian Department of Defence and the private sector (December 6, 2000)

 
• Woman Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software (December 4, 2000)

 
• Hacker Pleads Guilty in New York City to Hacking into Two NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Computers Located in Pasadena, California (December 1, 2000)

 
• Ohio Man Sentenced on Conviction of Illegally Distributing Satellite Television Access Cards (November 16, 2000)
   
• Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Government Computers (November 7, 2000)

 
• San Francisco Man Arrested on Charges of Trade Secrets Theft (November 21, 2000)

• New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Non-FDA Approved HIV Test Kits over the Internet (October 25, 2000)
  
  
• Police Lieutenant Charged With Selling and Distributing Satellite TV Interception Devices (October 18, 2000)
  

• Nine are Indicted for Unlawfully Accessing Computers of U.S. Postal Service, State of Texas, and Canadian Department of Defense (October 12, 2000)

• Man Indicted for Engaging in Stock Hoax by Using Bogus Press Release (September 28, 2000)

• Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Microsoft Software (September 25, 2000)

• Orange County Man in Federal Custody for Hacking into Government Computers (September 21, 2000)

• Juvenile Computer Hacker Sentenced to Six Months in Detention Facility (September 21, 2000)

• Man Charged with Internet Piracy of Star Wars Film (September 20, 2000)

• "Global Hell" Hacker Sentenced to 26 Months Imprisonment (September 6, 2000)

• Ohio Man Charged with Illegally Distributing Satellite Television Access Cards (August 18, 2000)

• Three Kazak Men Arrested in London for Hacking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Computer System (August 14, 2000)

• Undercover Customs Operation Results In Charges And Pleas in Connection With Stolen Satellite Television (August 8, 2000)

• "Darkside Hacker" Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison (July 24, 2000)

• Federal Jury Convicts Four Individuals on Charges of Trademark Counterfeit, Conspiracy for Reselling Infant Formula (July 18, 2000)

• Hacker Group Leader Arrested for Breaking into NASA Computers (July 12, 2000)

• New York Electronic Crimes Task Force Arrests Two Individuals on Charges of Trafficking in Counterfeit Chips and Software (June 22, 2000)

• International Economic Espionage Defendants Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Tejas Procurement Services Case (June 15, 2000)

• Two Californians Arrested by FBI for Counterfeiting High-Security Computer Chips Used in Arcade Video Games (June 2, 2000)

• Texas Woman Charged with Running Ring That Trafficked in Counterfeit Software (May 23, 2000)

• Former Computer Network Administrator Guilty of Unleashing $10 Million Programming "Timebomb" (May 9, 2000)

• U.S. Indicts 17 in Alleged International Software Piracy Conspiracy (May 4, 2000)

• Press Release on the Council of Europe Draft Convention on Cybercrime (April 27, 2000)

• Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to "Cyber-Stalking" High School Administrator (April 21, 2000)

• Alaska Man Indicted for Alleged Attack on United States Court Computer System (April 19, 2000)

• Second "Global Hell" Hacker Pleads Guilty; Patrick Gregory Faces up to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Telecommunications Fraud and Computer Hacking (April 12, 2000)

 
• Three Year Investigation Reveals Black Market Dealings in Counterfeit Sports and Celebrity Memorabilia (April 12, 2000)

• Justice Department Launches Web site to address Cybercrime (March 13, 2000)

• Attorney General Issues Report on Unlawful Conduct on the Internet (March 9, 2000)

• Chad Davis, "Global Hell" Hacker, Sentenced to Six Months in Prison, Three Years Probation, for Air Force Network Hacks (March 1, 2000)

• Jay Cohen Convicted of Operating an Off-Shore Sports Betting Business that Accepted Bets from Americans Over the Internet (February 28, 2000)

• Norwood Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Clothing and Accessories (February 23, 2000)

• Boston Computer Hacker Charged with Illegal Access and Use of United States Government and Private Systems (February 23, 2000)

• Eric Thornton Pleads Guilty to Charges Filed under the "No Electronic Theft" (NET) Act for Unlawful Distribution of Software on the Internet (December 22, 1999)

• "Darkside Hacker" Pleads Guilty in Federal Court After Stealing National Internet Company Passwords (December 20, 1999)

• Creator of 'Melissa' Computer Virus Pleads Guilty in New Jersey to State and Federal Charges (December 9, 1999)

• International Economic Espionage Defendants Agree to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges (December 9, 1999)

• Kent Aoki Lee Charged by Federal Grand Jury with Wire Fraud, Trademark Violations, and Selling Viagra over the Internet Without a Prescription (December 9, 1999)

• Defendant Sentenced for First Criminal Copyright Conviction Under the "No Electronic Theft" (NET) Act for Unlawful Distribution of Software on the Internet (November 23, 1999)

• Internet Service Provider Charged with Intercepting Customer Communications and Possessing Unauthorized Password Files (November 22, 1999)

• "Web Bandit" Sentenced to 15 Months Imprisonment, 3 Years of Supervised Release, for Hacking USIA, NATO, Web Sites (November 19, 1999)

• Deputy Attorney General Holder Warns of "Y2K" Fraud, Unveils New Online Resource (November 18, 1999)

• "Phone Masters" Ringleaders Sentenced to Prison; 41-Month and Two-Year Terms to be Served by Telecommunications Hackers (September 16, 1999)

• First Criminal Copyright Conviction Under the "No Electronic Theft" (NET) Act for Unlawful Distribution of Software on the Internet (August 20, 1999)

• Kevin Mitnick Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison; Computer Hacker Ordered to Pay Restitution to Victim Companies Whose Systems Were Compromised (August 9, 1999)

• Vice President Gore Announces New Steps to Address Unlawful Conduct on the Internet (August 6, 1999)

• Justice Department, FBI and Customs Service to Combat Intellectual Property Crime (July 23, 1999)

• Man Sentenced to Thirty Months Imprisonment for Threatening Federal Judges by Internet E-mail (June 15, 1999)

• Four Pillars, P.Y. Yang and Sally Yang convicted of violating the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (April 28, 1999)

• Man Convicted of Threatening Federal Judges by Internet E-mail (April 21, 1999)

• ITAA and Attorney General Janet Reno Unveil New Tech Partnership (March 15, 1999)

• Computer company pleads guilty and agrees to pay $3.3 million in fines and restitution for violation of IBM trademark (November 19, 1998)

• Individual pleaded guilty to causing numerous anonymous e-mail messages to be sent to a senior, supervisory level of the Department of Defense (October 16, 1998)

• North Carolina Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Illegal Wiretapping High School Teacher's Phone Calls (September 8, 1998)

• Owners, Managers and Employees of Internet Sports Betting Companies Charged with Violating Federal Law (March 26, 1998)

• Eugene E. Kashpureff Pleaded Guilty to Unleashing Software on the Internet That Intrerrupted Service for Tens of Thousands of Internet Users Worldwide (March 19, 1998)

• Israeli Citizen Arrested in Israel for Hacking United States and Israeli Government Computers (March 18, 1998)

• Juvenile Computer Hacker Cuts off FAA Tower At Regional Airport -- First Federal Charges Brought Against a Juvenile for Computer Crime (March 18, 1998)

• Attorney General Reno Unveils New Critical Infrastructure Protection Center (February 27, 1998)

• Former Chief Computer Network Program Designer Arraigned for Alleged $ 10 Million Computer "Bomb" (February 17, 1998)

• Taiwanese businessman and daughter arrested on industrial espionage charges (September 5, 1997)

• Taiwanese firm, its President and his daughter indicted in industrial espionage case; Third individual charged in Ohio case (October 1, 1997)

• Operation Countercopy (May 8, 1997)

• Couple enters guilty plea for wireless interception of Gingrich conference call (April 25, 1997)

B. Speeches

• Attorney General Ashcroft's Speech Announcing Expansion of CHIP Program and Establishment of Nine New CHIP units (July 20, 2001)
  
  
• Attorney General Ashcroft’s Remarks before the First Annual Computer Privacy, Policy & Security Insititute (May 22, 2001)
  
  
• Attorney General Reno's article on "The Threat of Digital Theft: Intellectual property theft is faster, costlier and more dangerous than ever" in theStandard.com (Dec. 25, 2000)

 
• Deputy Assistant Attorney General DiGregory's Remarks before the European Parliament on Internationalo Cooperation in Combating Cybercrime (September 19, 2000)

 
• Attorney General Janet Reno’s speech on "Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age" before the Symposium of the Americas (September 12, 2000)
  

• Attorney General Reno’s Keynote Address at the ITAA Cybercrime Summit (June 9, 2000)

• Remarks of James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, on the "Internet as the scene of Crime" at the International Computer Crime Conference in Oslo, Norway (May 29, 2000)

• Opening Remarks of Attorney General Janet Reno at the Cybercrime Summit (April 5, 2000)

• Question and Answer Session with Attorney General Janet Reno at the Cybercrime Summit (April 5, 2000)

• Remarks by John T. Bentivoglio, Special Counsel for Health Care Fraud and Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, at the Symposium on Healthcare Internet and E-Commerce: Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Issues (March 27, 2000)

• Speech by Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. at the High-Tech Crime Summit in Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2000)

• Remarks of the Honorable Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, to the National Association of Attorneys General (January 10, 2000)

• Remarks of U.S. Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder on "Combating Child Pornography on the Internet" at the Vienna, Austria International Child Pornography Conference (September 29, 1999)

• Speech by Attorney General Janet Reno before the High Technology Crime Investigation Association 1999 International Training Conference (September 20, 1999)

• Remarks of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, at a Press Conference Announcing the Intellectual Property Rights Initiative, San Jose, California (July 23, 1999)

• Statement by Attorney General Janet Reno to Announce the Cybercitizen Partnership at the ITAA Policy Summit (March 15, 1999)

• Speech by Roslyn A. Mazer, Special Counsel for Intellectual Property, before the European Commission (March 2, 1999)

• President Clinton Addresses National Academy of Sciences on Keeping America Secure for the 21 st Century (January 2, 1999)

• Speech by Roslyn A. Mazer, Special Counsel for Intellectual Property, at the European Institute (November 1998)

• Attorney General Reno's Speech to the Critical Infrastructure Conference (February 27, 1998)

• Attorney General Janet Reno's Speech to the Internet Online Summit (December 3, 1997)

• Vice President Al Gore's Speech to the Internet Online Summit (December 2, 1997)

• Legal Aspects of Government- Sponsored Prohibitions Against Racist Propaganda on the Internet: The U.S. Perspective (November 1997)

• Attorney General Janet Reno's Speech to Senior Experts Representing the G-7 (January 21, 1997)

C. Congressional Testimony

• Assistant AttorneyGeneral Michael Chertoff’s Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary (June 12, 2001)
  
  
• Deputy Assistant Attorney General Patricia Maher's Testimony on Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Commerce (October 3, 2000)

• Testimony of D. Jean Veta, Deputy Associate Attorney General, before the House Subcommitte on the Courts and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary (June 29, 2000)

• Statement of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Commerce, on Foreign Ownership Interests and Foreign Government Ownership Interests in the American Communications Infrastructure (September 7, 2000)

• Statement of Larry R. Parkinson, General Counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Commerce Foreign Government Ownership of  American Telecommunications Companies (September 7, 2000)

• Statement of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Carnivore" and Internet privacy (September 6, 2000)

• Testimony of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, on Proposed Legislation Relating to Privacy and Law Enforcement Authorities in Investigating Cybercrime before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Committee on the Judiciary (September 6, 2000)

• Statement of Kevin Digregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division, Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Committee on the Judiciary on "Carnivore" and the Fourth Amendment (July 24, 2000)

• Statement of Kevin Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division, Before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives Concerning Gambling on the Internet (June 20, 2000)

• Statement of James K. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, on Cybercrime and The Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure (May 25, 2000)

• Testimony of Ethan M. Posner, Deputy Associate Attorney General, on Online Pharmaceutical Drug Sales before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Commerce (May 25, 2000)

• Testimony of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, on the Fourth Amendment and the Internet before the Subcommittee on the Constititution of the House Committee on the Judiciary (April 6, 2000)

• Statement of Louis J. Freeh, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Before the Senate Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee for the Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, on Cybercrime(March 28, 2000)

• Testimony of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, addressing Internet Gambling before the Subcommittee on Crime, of the House Committee on the Judiciary (March 9, 2000)

• Statement of Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on "Internet Denial of Service Attacks and the Federal Response" (February 29, 2000)

• Statement of Michael A. Vatis, Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee and House Judiciary Committee, Crime Subcommittee on "Cybercrime" (February 29, 2000)

• Testimony by Attorney General Janet Reno before the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations (February 16, 2000)

• Statement of Ivan Fong, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the House Judiciary Committee Concerning Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce ("E-Sign") Act (September 30, 1999)

• Statement of Ivan Fong, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Commerce, Concerning the Sale of Prescription Drugs over the Internet (July 30, 1999)

• Testimony of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, addressing Internet Gambling and Indian Gaming before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (June 9, 1999)

• Testimony of John T. Bentivoglio, Special Counsel for Health Care Fraud and Chief Privacy Officer Before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives (May 27, 1999)

• Statement of Eleanor D. Acheson, Assistant Attorney General, addressing proposed "Y2K liability" legislation before the House Committee on the Judiciary (April 13, 1999)

• Testimony of Ronald D. Lee, Associate Deputy Attorney General, addressing encryption before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, of the House Committee on the Judiciary (March 4, 1999)

• Testimony of Eleanor D. Acheson, Assistant Attorney General, addressing proposed "Y2K liability" legislation before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (March 1, 1999)

• Testimony of Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, addressing Gambling on the Internet before the Subcommittee on Crime, of the House Committee on the Judiciary (June 24, 1998)

• Senate Hearings on "Privacy in a Digital Age: Encryption and Mandatory Access": Testimony of Robert S. Litt, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, of the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate (March 17, 1998)

• The Statement of Kevin V. DiGregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary, expresses the Department's support for the goals of H.R. 2265, The "No Electronic Theft ('NET') Act." (September 11, 1997)

• Testimony of Robert S. Litt, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, addressing encryption before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, of the House Commerce Committee (September 4, 1997)

• Statement of Robert S. Litt, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Before the Subcommittee on Social Security Senate Ways and Means Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. (May 6, 1997)

• Internet Crimes Affecting Consumers: Statement of Robert S. Litt, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information, Senate Judiciary Committee, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. (March 19, 1997)

D. Letters

• Cover letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kevin Jones to Abel Mattos, Chief, Court Administration Policy Staff (Feb. 9, 2001)
  
  
• Comments Regarding the Privacy and Security Implications of Public Access to Electronic Case Files (Feb. 9, 2001)
  
  
• Letter From Attorney General Janet Reno To Parents on Cybercitizenship and Cyberethics (September 5, 2000)

• Memo from Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder to Inspectors General Directing Them to Refer Potential Violations of Federal Privacy Statutes to the Department of Justice for Investigation and Prosectution (October 18, 1999)

• Letter from the Department of Justice to Senator Leahy regarding S. 692, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 (June 9, 1999)

• Justice Department comments to the OMB on Proposed Procedures and Guidance on Implementing the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (June 1999)

• Justice Department comments to the Federal Trade Commission on Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace (March 29, 1999)

• Letter from Attorney General Janet Reno and others to Members of Congress regarding law enforcement's concerns related to encryption (July 18, 1997)

• CCIPS comments as submitted to the FTC workshop on Consumer Information Privacy and Data Base Study (1997)

E. Reports

• Intellectual Property Crime Statistics from the Attorney General’s Annual Report for FY 2000 (April 2001)
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (December 1, 2000)

 
• Attorney General Reno’s Cover Memorandum to the Guide (November 22, 2000)

 
• Guide to Federal Agencies on Implementing Electronic Processes (November 2000)

 
• Guide to Federal Agencies on Implementing Electronic Processes (November 2000)(PDF version)

• G-8 Experts Meeting on Transborder Intellectual Property Crime (September 18-19, 2000)

• The Electronic Frontier: the Challenge of Unlawful Conduct Involving the Use of the Internet (March 9, 2000)

• Appendices to "The Electronic Frontier: the Challenge of Unlawful Conduct Involving the Use of the Internet" (March 9, 2000)

• "Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry" A Report from the Attorney General to the Vice President (August 1999)

• 1997 Report on the Availability of Bombmaking Information (April 1997)

 F. Manuals and Guidance

• The Rising Tide of Internet Fraud, Jonathan Rusch, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• Tracking a Computer Hacker, Daniel A. Morris, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• Tracing in Internet Fraud Cases: PairGain and NEI Worldweb, Christopher M.E. Painter, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), CALEA Implementation Section, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• Novel Criminal Copyright Infringement Issues Related to the Internet, David Goldstone and Michael O’Leary, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• The Economic Espionage Act of 1996: An Overview, George "Toby" Dilworth, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• It’s Not Just Fun and "War Games" – Juveniles and Computer Crime, Joseph V. DeMarco, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• The Computer and Telecommunications Coordinator (CTC) Program, Stacey Levine, USA Bulletin (May 2001)
  
  
• Deciding Whether to Prosecute an Intellectual Property Case, David Goldstone, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Recognizing and Meeting Title III Concerns in Computer Investigations, Robert Strang, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Computer Records and the Federal Rules of Evidence, Orin S. Kerr, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Identity Theft: The Crime of the New Millennium, Sean B.Hoar,USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Gambling Against Enforcement—Internet Sports Books and the Wire Wager Act, Joseph V. DeMarco, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Working with Victims of Computer Network Hacks, Richard P. Salgado, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Supervised Release and Probation Restrictions in Hacker Cases, Christopher M.E. Painter, USA Bulletin (March 2001)
  
  
• Manual for Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes (January 2001)
  
  
• Federal Guidelines for Searching and Seizing Computers (last updated January 2001)
  

• OMB Guidance Memorandum on Implementing E-SIGN (September 2000)

  

 
G. Court Filings

• Department of Justice amicus brief in A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. (filed Sept. 11, 2000)

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