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)** PAGE 1 CASE NUMBER **REDACTED (b)(2)High, (k)(2)** TITLE: ELITETORRENTS.ORG CASE STATUS: INTERIM RPT REPORT DATE 021606 DATE ASSIGNED 031005 PROGRAM CODE **REDACTED (b)(2)High, (k)(2)** REPORT NO. 021 RELATED CASE NUMBERS : COLLATERAL REQ: E TYPE OF REPORT: MEMO OF INTERVIEW / SOURCE DEBRIEF INFORMAT/ OTHER INFORMATION TOPIC: PROFFER INTERVIEW OF **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** SYNOPSIS: On, 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 TORRENTS" and have over 130,000 members worldwide. **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)**, resides at **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**, home phone number (512) 567-**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**. was interviewed in the United States Attorneys Office (USAO) . Western District of Texas, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1000, Austin Texas. DISTRIBUTION: SACSD 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)** O F F I C I A L U S E O N L Y THIS DOCUMENT IS LOANED TO YOU FR OFFICIAL USE ONLY AND REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ICE. AND FURTHER REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE REFERRED TO ICE HEADQUARTERS TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT. ICE.000022.2011FOIA904