REQUESTED BY: JOYCE, SYLVIA M

O F F I C I A L  U S E  O N L Y
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
ICE 
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 
TECS ACCESS CODE **REDACTED (b)(2)High, (k)(2)**
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CASE NUMBER **REDACTED (b)(2)High, (k)(2)**

TITLE: ELITETORRENTS.ORG
CASE STATUS: INTERIM RPT
REPORT DATE 041206
DATE ASSIGNED 031005
PROGRAM CODE **REDACTED (b)(2)High, (k)(2)**
REPORT No. 020
 
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TYPE OF REPORT:
SOURCE DEBRIEF INFORMAT/ MEMO OF INTERVIEW / OTHER INFORMATION
TOPIC: PROFFER INTERVIEW **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**

SYNOPSIS:
0n, February 15, 2005, **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, Director of Worldwide Enfocement (sic), Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** , Vice President and Director MPAA, United States Anti-Piracy Operation, briefed members of the United States Attorney Office, Southern District of California, and Special Agents on an organization of individuals who administer and provide original material for the online trading of copyrighted media. These individuals belong to a group known as "Elite Torrent," and have over 130,000 members
worldwide.

On February 22, 2006, SA **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** the FBI, a copy of the transcript for the interview of **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** (ET user name **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**), took place on July 29. 2005 **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, Born **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, social security number **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, who currently resides at **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, was interviewed at the United States Attorneys
Office (USAO) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DISTRIBUTION: 
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SIGNATURE:
**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** SPECIAL AGENT
APPROVED: 
**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** OI GRP SUPERVISOR

ORIGIN OFFICE: SD 
SAN DIEGO, CA - SAC
TELEPHONE: 619 744 **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**
‘TYPIST: **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**

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