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Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section

Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)

About CCIPS

The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section pursues three overarching goals:

  • To deter and disrupt computer and intellectual property crime by bringing and supporting key investigations and prosecutions
  • To guide the proper collection of electronic evidence by investigators and prosecutors,
  • To provide technical and legal advice and assistance to agents and prosecutors in the U.S. and around the world.

Learn More

Leadership

John Lynch
Chief, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

Contact

Phone
202-514-1026

Email
Criminal.Division@usdoj.gov

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911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation
A court-authorized international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department disrupted a botnet used to commit cyber attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and...
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Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme, Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea
The Justice Department unsealed charges, seizures, and other court-authorized actions to disrupt the illicit revenue generation efforts of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea).
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U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating LockBit Ransomware
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed charges today against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator, developer, and administrator of the LockBit ransomware group from its...
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BTC-e Operator Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
A Russian national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering related to his role in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017.
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Leader of Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment Sentenced to Prison
A Florida resident and dual citizen of the United States and Turkey was sentenced yesterday to six years and six months in prison for running an enormous operation...