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WASHINGTON
\n — Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that law-enforcement
\n agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging
\n from hacking and software piracy to credit card fraud and selling stolen
\n goods over the Internet.<\/p>\n
The investigation, begun Oct. 1 and dubbed Operation Cyber Sweep, involved
\n police from Ghana to Southern California and uncovered 125,000 victims
\n who had lost more than $100 million, he told a news conference. Seventy
\n indictments to date have led to arrests or convictions of 125 people,
\n with more expected as the probe continues.<\/p>\n
"The information superhighway should be a conduit for communication,
\n information and commerce, not an expressway for crime," Ashcroft
\n said.<\/p>\n
The Dowbrigade may be off the web for a while, as we need to rush home from Wired News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WASHINGTON — Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that law-enforcement agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging from hacking and software piracy to credit card fraud and selling stolen goods over the Internet. The investigation, … Continue reading
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