here are some of the Philippine e-commerce related crimes that were successfully solved by the government.
One:
crime committed: hacking company's system to steal credit card information
name of criminal/s: Jeffric Carlos Abiera
court's decision: guilty and sentenced on May 4. violating the section 33 of the RA 8792 (E-Commerce Law). minimum imprisonment of one to two years plus a fine of P100, 000 (US $ 5, 858)
source of your information: http://emailspotting.wordpress.com/2006/05/22/filipino-call-center-agent-found-guilty-of-hacking/
two:
crime committed: accessing the Private Automated Branch Exchange (PABX) of Trend Micro Inc. (TMI), a client of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), illegally or hacking into the telephone system of a multinational company.
name of criminal/s: Edraline M. Ycot
court's decision: found guilty on November 25, 2009 of violating Section 33 of R.A. 8792 or the Electronic Commerce Act (ECA); two-year prison term and a P100,000 fine
source of your information: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=540966&publicationSubCategoryId=107
three:
crime committed: hacking the government portal "gov.ph" and other government websites
name of criminal/s: JJ Maria Giner (Filipino hacker)
court's decision: sentenced to one to two years of imprisonment and will pay a fine of 100,000 pesos according to Criminal Case No. 419672-CR filed at Branch 14 of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila under Judge Rosalyn Mislos-Loja
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four:
crime committed: reproduction of video films, among others violating the government’s anti-film piracy campaign. (raided on their residence and place of work in Valenzuela City on Jan. 29 by the Videogram Regulatory Board agents).
name of criminal/s: Jiang Ming Zhi, Jhuang Shang Ti and Zheng Huo Yan
court's decision: found guilty beyond reasonable doubt, and meted them three months and one day terms and each to pay a fine of P500,000 with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency
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five:
crime committed: reproduction of video films, among others violating the government’s anti-film piracy campaign and were arrested in their place of operations in Malinta, Bulacan last March 13.
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: replicating machines as well as other paraphernalia used in the illegal reproduction of movies found in their possession were forfeited in favor of the government; guilty beyond reasonable doubt and meted them three months and one day terms and each to pay a fine of P500,000 with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.
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six:
crime committed: caught purchasing a laptop computer using someone else’s credit card. HSBC credit card was used without the real owner’s knowledge.
name of criminal/s: Melinda Asuncion
court's decision: arrested by authorities
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seven:
crime committed: engaging in the reproduction and sale of pirated materials.
name of criminal/s: Raffy Bitancor
court's decision: sentenced by Pasig Regional Trial Court Judge Jose R. Hernandez to suffer the straight penalty of one year imprisonment and a fine of P50,000
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eight:
crime committed: illegal production of pirated video and audio compact discs (CDs).
name of criminal/s: Wang Ching Hau; Xiao Han Ying; Hu Fei Xiong, Lu Zon Wu; and Susan Wong; Tan Hai Pen; Willy Tan; Goyoli Go; Agus Sutayto; Moulyuno Gouw; Hendri Djap; and Satrisno Bong, a Chinese and Indonesian Nationals were arrested during a raid on an illegal CD replicating plant at the Sterling Industrial compound on Avanti street in Meycauayan, Bulacan and were convicted by Judge Arturo Tayag of Bulacan RTC Branch 79
court's decision: each meted a six-month jail term and ordered to pay a total fine of P1.4 million. Confiscated from them were equipment and 50,000 optical discs worth P1 billion. They will be turned over to the Bureau of Immigration for immediate deportation, having served the six-month jail term since their arrest in August last year.
source of your information: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=201524
nine:
crime committed: illegally accessed the school's computer system with a password that was provided to her by Cesar Mañalac, the former IT support chief of Thames.
name of criminal/s: Leilani Garcia, a former employee of Thames International Business School.
court's decision: the accused was charged with violating a provision of RA 8792, also known as the e-commerce act of 2000
source of your information: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99590
