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 091806
DATE ASSIGNED 031005
PROGRAM CODE 
REPORT No. 024

RELATED CASE NUMBERS:
COLLATERAL REQ:
TYPE OF REPORT :
OTHER INFORMATION / INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS
TOPIC: CONVICTION 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 “ELITETORRENTS,“ and have over 130,000 members
worldwide.

On September 11, 2006, SA **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** spoke with U.S. Department of Justice
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) trial attorney Andrea Sharrin via telephone concerning the status of prosecution for the subjects involved in ELITETORRENTS.  Sharrin related that **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)** had **REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**.

DISTRIBUTION:
SACSD SACKS
SIGNATURE:
**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**  SENIOR SPEC AGENT
APPROVED:
**REDACTED (b)(6), (b)(7)c, (k)(2)**  OI GRP  SUPERVISOR

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


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