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Counterfeit Software Sales Land Man in Prison
WASHINGTON – A Virginia man has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit computer software on the Internet, in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws.
Gregory William Fair, 46, of Falls Church, Va., was sentenced by Judge R. W. Roberts in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 41 months in prison for selling pirated business software on the eBay Web site. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $743,098 in restitution.
Fair pleaded guilty on April 16, 2009, to one count of criminal copyright infringement and one count of mail fraud for selling pirated business software on the eBay Web site. According to court documents, the software sold by Fair had a combined retail value of more than $1 million.
The case is part of the government’s ongoing initiative to combat the sale of pirated software and counterfeit goods through commercial Web sites and online auction sites. To date, the government has obtained 39 convictions involving online auction and commercial distribution of counterfeit software.
Fair forfeited $144,000 in currency seized from a safety deposit box and residence, one BMW 525i, one Hummer H2, one Mercedes CL600 and one 1969 Pontiac GTO, all of which were purchased with the illegal proceeds of the scheme.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Washington, D.C. and prosecuted by Trial Attorney Marc Miller of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section as well as Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Hibarger and Glenn S. Leon of the District of Columbia.
Key Facts
- State: District of Columbia
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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