News tagged with plea agreement

Taiwan LCD maker to pay $30 million fine in US case

A Taiwanese maker of liquid crystal display panels has agreed to pay a 30-million-dollar fine for its role in a price-fixing conspiracy, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.

Technology / Business

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prosecutors to seek 25 years for TJX hacker

(AP) -- A computer hacker who helped orchestrate one of the largest thefts of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history faces sentencing this week for hacking into computer systems of major retailers, including TJX Cos., ...

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created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korean execs plead guilty to price-fixing

Three South Korean executives have pleaded guilty to rigging bids and fixing prices of optical disk drives and agreed to serve prison terms in the United States, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Job-seeking Hungarian pleads guilty to hacking

A Hungarian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to hacking into the computer systems of the Marriott hotel chain and threatening to reveal confidential information unless he was given a job.

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created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Con artist who helped Google probe to be sentenced

(AP) -- A massive federal investigation that resulted in Google Inc. forfeiting $500 million this year to settle criminal claims over its advertising began with the 2008 arrest of a jet-setting career con artist, who took ...

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created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

So. Ariz. man pleads guilty in jaguar's death

(AP) -- A southern Arizona biologist pleaded guilty on Friday to a misdemeanor federal charge for his role in the 2009 trapping and subsequent death of a rare jaguar known as "Macho B."

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hacker seeks reduced sentence, citing Asperger's

(AP) -- A computer hacker who was a force behind one of the largest cases of credit card theft in U.S. history says he has a developmental disorder and is asking for a reduced sentence.

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case

(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.

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created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2