Justice Dept. Cracks Down Internet Crime
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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Wednesday shut down a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games and, separately, has embarked a nationwide campaign against purveyors of e-mail "spam."   In the copyright case, search warrants were executed by the FBI in Texas, New York and Wisconsin. The case marks the first federal criminal copyright action taken against a peer-to-peer, or P2P, network in which users can access files directly from the hard drives of fellow users' computers...
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The US Justice Department&#39;s crackdown on cyber crime has brought to light illegal activities, including credit-card fraud, to the tune of over US $215 million and resulted in dozens of arrests, a senior official said in Washington.
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New York state's attorney general and legislative leaders introduce legislation to protect people online.
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WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Thursday said Internet service providers should be allowed to charge a fee for priority Web traffic.
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The Justice Department announced yesterday that more than 150 people had been arrested, charged or convicted in the last three months in a wide-ranging sweep of criminal activity on the Internet.
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The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday it is imposing new restrictions on corporate crime prosecutors in response to criticism that over-aggressive tactics were being used in some federal cases.
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The Justice Department is set to announce a major crackdown on cyber-crime that will include arrests, subpoenas and property seizures of alleged e-mail spammers and online scam artists, according to law enforcement and industry sources. -The Washington Post
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'Serious defects and delays' An internet portal to enable the public to report non-urgent crime has been closed following "serious defects and delays".â¦
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By JAY FITZGERALD  Attorney General Martha Coakley is cracking down on a New York man who allegedly set up a dummy Registry of Motor Vehicles site on the Internet and charged people $10 to download documents that were available for free on the Web.
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European online gambling companies on Thursday accused the U.S. Justice Department of violating World Trade Organization rules by singling out foreign online gambling companies for prosecution.
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US Attorney General John Ashcroft said the crackdown sent a message to &quot;those who steal over the Internet,&quot; with Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray adding the crackdown represented the
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More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Thursday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Law enforcement agencies from three continents have a new website aimed at deterring and preventing online exploitation of children.
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Hoping to clean up the Internet&#39;s reputation as a haven for scam artists, federal officials unveiled a series of arrests, indictments and convictions Thursday involving a range of cyberfraud.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - Federal agents seized computers and software Wednesday as part of an investigation targeting an Internet network used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.
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WASHINGTON - Moving against Internet crime, the Justice Department on Wednesday disrupted a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted files and was engaged in a series of arrests against purveyors of e-mail "spam."   In the copyright case, search warrants were executed by the FBI in Texas, New York and Wisconsin targeted at computer servers that allowed users to illegally share music, movies, software and games.    The case marks the first federal criminal copyright action taken against a peer-to-peer, or P2P, network in which users can access files directly from the hard drives of fellow users' computers...
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&quot;America&#39;s justice community is dedicated to stopping economic crimes before they spread through the online community,&quot; Attorney General John Ashcroft said as he announced the results of &quot;Operation Web Snare&quot; at a Washington news conference.