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Brothers sentenced for software piracy |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 |
 Maurice A. Robberson, 48, was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to
pay $855,917 restitution, while his brother Thomas K. Robberson, 55, was
sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $151,488 restitution for selling what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called "massive" amounts of
pirated software online, the DOJ announced.
According to InfoWorld, Thomas Robberson made more than
$150,000 selling software with a retail value of nearly $1 million through
Bestvalueshoppe.com and TheDealDepot.net, the DOJ said.
Maurice Robberson
grossed more than $855,000 selling software with a retail value of nearly $5.6
million through CDsalesUSA.com and AmericanSoftwareSales.com. Both men have
agreed to forfeit all their proceeds from the businesses, the DOJ said.
Maurice Robberson plead guilty to conspiracy and felony copyright infringement,
while Thomas Robberson plead guilty to a single count of felony copyright
infringement.
Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher said in a statement,
People who steal the intellectual property of others for their personal
financial gain, while defrauding consumers who think they are buying legitimate
products, will be punished for their crimes, as today's sentences prove.
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