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Counterfeit Slot Machine Trafficking Exposed in Nevada 2009
Two individuals, Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera and Henry Mantilla, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a massive counterfeit slot machine trafficking operation. Cabrera, a 43-year-old Cuban national, and Mantilla, 35, of Cape Coral, Fla., were handed down two-year prison terms by U.S. District Court Judge Philip M. Pro in Las Vegas.
The duo pleaded guilty on May 6, 2010, to conspiring to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology (IGT) video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs. Cabrera and Mantilla were originally indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas on April 22, 2009, with one count of conspiracy, two counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods, two counts of trafficking in counterfeit labels and two counts of criminal copyright infringement.
According to court documents, Cabrera and Mantilla conspired between August 2007 and April 15, 2009, to make and sell unauthorized copies of computer programs designed for IGT video slot machines and counterfeit IGT video slot machines bearing IGT’s registered trademarks, all without the permission of IGT.
Cabrera was arrested on June 8, 2009, in Riga, Latvia, and extradited from Latvia to the United States on October 23, 2009. Cabrera is the first individual to be extradited from Latvia to the United States under a new extradition treaty between the U.S. and Latvia, which entered into force on April 15, 2009.
The sentencings are part of a larger effort by the government to combat intellectual property crimes and protect the nation’s economic security against those who seek to profit illegally from American creativity, innovation, and hard work.
The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Thomas S. Dougherty of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Chu of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada. Significant assistance has been provided by the Central Criminal Police Department of the Latvian Ministry of Interior; Latvia’s Office of the Prosecutor General, International Cooperation Division; and Senior Trial Attorney Deborah Gaynus of the Office of International Affairs.
In addition to their prison terms, Cabrera and Mantilla were ordered to pay $151,800 in restitution and to serve three years of supervised release following their prison terms. The defendants also agreed to forfeit any and all counterfeit items in their possession and any illegal proceeds from their criminal activity.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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