Module 13 and 14

Research on ten Philippine e-commerce related crimes that were successfully solved by the government. State the crime committed, name of criminals, court's decision and include the source of your information.

1.

Crime committed: “ILOVEYOU virus”

Name of Criminal/s: Onel de Guzman

Court’s Decision: Case Dismissed

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/special-report/06/06/08/cyber-crime-law-urgent-stalled-congress

2.

Crime committed: cracked a 100-million peso ($3-million Cdn.) computer hacking ring that had gained access to telephone company lines and sold off cheap phone calls

Name of Criminal/s: Jordanian brothers

Court’s Decision: Convicted

Source:       http://www.crime-research.org/news/2002/09/Mess1101.htm

3.

Crime committed: hacking the government portal "gov.ph" and other government websites

Name of Criminal/s: JJ Maria Giner

Court’s Decision: Convicted

Source:       http://www.crime-research.org/news/29.09.2005/1519/

4.

Crime committed:  Stealing company secrets, according to a copy of the complaint shown to INQUIRER.net.

Name of Criminal/s: Roschelle Claro

Court’s Decision: The case is now under preliminary investigation following the filing of the investigators from the NBI-AFCCD, her license as a chemist was taken from her.

Source:       http://www.crime-research.org/news/09.07.2008/3443/

5.

Crime committed: Allegedly hacking into AT&T's phone systems as part of a plan to funnel money to a Saudi-based terror group

Name of Criminal/s: Macnell Gracilla, Francisco Manalac, Regina Balura and Paul Michael Kwan

Court’s Decision: Convicted

Source:       http://www.zdnetasia.com/filipino-hackers-behind-atandt-attack-62303030.htm

6.

Crime committed:  Credit Card Fraud

Name of Criminal/s: Wu Yen Jung

Court’s Decision: Arrested, and detained at the BI detention center in Bicutan, Taguig City

Source:       http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1129&Itemid=78

7.

Crime committed: Engaging in the reproduction and sale of pirated materials

Name of Criminal/s: Raffy Bitancor

Court’s Decision: Suffer the straight penalty of one year imprisonment and a fine of P50,000 for each of the two offenses for engaging in the reproduction and sale of pirated materials.

Source:       http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=231564

8.

Crime committed: Illegal reproduction of movies

Name of Criminal/s: Joshua Chen, Lee Hokbeng, Johan Ang, Uang Zhu Sy, Wen Jhong, William Tan, Kim Diang and Ong Wen San

Court’s Decision:  Convicted, illegal reproduction of movies found in their possession were forfeited in favor of the government

Source:       http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=231564

9.

Crime committed: Video Films Piracy

Name of Criminal/s: Jiang Ming Zhi, Jhuang Shang Ti and Zheng Huo Yan

Court’s Decision: Three months and one day terms and each to pay a fine of P500,000 with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency

Source:       http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=231564

10.

Crime committed: Selling pirated DVDs, Ramgen-Janelle sex video

Name of Criminal/s: Zoren Reyes, 35, of Tanang St., Signal Corps Subdivision, Cainta, Rizal; Sonny Abdulrashed, 18, of Fernando dela Paz St. Cainta, Rizal, Salman Usman, 20, of Karangalan St., Buenas Palengke, Cainta, Rizal; Junard Sharief, 27, of Imelda Avenue BB Soliven, Sta. Mesa, Cainta, Rizal and Asnawi Kiram, 19, of Karangalan St., Cainta, Rizal.

Court’s Decision:  Convicted, and charged with violation of RA 9995 or the anti-photo and video voyeurism act and article 201 of the Revised Penal Code.

Source:       http://cidg.pnp.gov.ph/NewsPress.htm