Satellite Fraud is Illegal

This site provides information concerning criminal and civil actions brought by DIRECTV against those who fraudulently obtain DIRECTV programming without authorization by and proper payment to DIRECTV or illegally design, manufacture, market, sell, or use devices that allow access to satellite signals without payment to DIRECTV. This site also dispels certain comforting "myths" that may exist in the fraud community such as "you can pay me and I will take care of the DIRECTV account," or "you don't ever need to call DIRECTV to handle your account, I can do that for you. I have a corporate account." Fraud creates unfair and additional costs on legitimate paying customers. Please start by reading the FAQ About Fraud page.

News Update!

05/06/2011	Satellite pirate Davin Omeir, owner of Cantopia.com Inc, pleaded guilty to two counts of income tax evasion under the Income Tax Act, one count of fraud over $5,000, one count of money laundering and one count of possession of proceeds of crime under the Criminal Code. On April 1, 2011, the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Omeir to one year in prison for each count of tax evasion and two years in prison for each count under the Criminal Code. In addition to the jail sentence, the Judge levied a fine of $223,849, representing an amount equal to 100% of the total federal taxes sought to be evaded. The fine must be paid within three years.  - Omeir Press Release.pdf
05/03/2011	DIRECTV obtains judgment for $57,058.50 against Guy M. Noel of Off Da Bonz in Rex, Georgia for Commercial Misuse.  - Off Da Bonz; Guy M. Noel (Rex, Ga)
05/02/2011	DIRECTV files complaint against 9 named and 10 unnamed defendants in Newnan, Georgia. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants hijacked DIRECTV subscriber accounts, created fraudulent subscriber accounts, and obtained and distributed DIRECTV programming to Canadian businesses and individuals.  - Disney, DirecTV, Royal Orchid, Sony_ Intellectual Property - Bloomberg.pdf
02/18/2011	DIRECTV files complaints against seven bars for commercial misuse. DIRECTV seeks damages for violations of several federal statutes, including The Cable Communications Act of 1984 and 47 U.S.C. §605, which provides for statutory damages of up to $100,000 per violation.  - Spitfire Pub and Eatery; Thomas Tyson and Joshua B Sherwood (Spokane, WA)  - Carlos And Charlies Restaurant and Bar; Winter Anne Boone (Ontario, CA)  - The Summit Tea Room; James Henry and Michael A Rosa (New Milford, PA)  - Sudsys Sports Bar and Grill; Kimberly S Cibulka (Harrisburg, PA)  - La Taverna; Anna T Chamness (Phoenixville, PA)  - Shooters Billiards; Byron Eugene Cory (El Paso, TX)  - Pulse Night Club; Jeremy Jones and Jill Jones (Cabot, AR)
01/18/2011	DIRECTV files complaints against six bars for commercial misuse. DIRECTV seeks damages for violations of several federal statutes, including The Cable Communications Act of 1984 and 47 U.S.C. §605, which provides for statutory damages of up to $100,000 per violation.  - Off Da Bonz; Guy M. Noel (Rex, GA)  - Wild Coyote Grill; Pierre Georges LaFleur (Conover, NC)  - Martins Bar and Bowling LLC; Francis Martin (Gresham, WI)  - Valley Inn Bar & Grill; James Malestic (Townsend, WI)  - Bull and Bear Restaurant; Kallirroi Parashos and Hariton Parashos (Allentown, PA)  - Jimmy Jim's Grill; Luis Buron and Julio Castillo (Garfield, NJ)
10/22/2010	DIRECTV files complaints against eight bars for commercial misuse. DIRECTV seeks damages for violations of several federal statutes, including The Cable Communications Act of 1984 and 47 U.S.C. §605, which provides for statutory damages of up to $100,000 per violation.  - River Street Grill and Pub; Marisa Congilaro and Richard Peritore (Rochester, NY)  - The Tap Bar and Restaurant; Joseph Abraham (El Paso, TX)  - Whisky Dick's; Ronald E. Slogar and Loch Erie Properties, LLC (Akron, OH)  - The Boathouse Grill Restaurant; Algraham and Piercel Lowery (Hilton Head Island, SC)  - Silver Dollar Company, Inc; Dava Robbins Villapiano (Carolina Beach, NC)  - Anh Thu Restaurant, Inc; Anh Thu Pham (San Jose, CA)  - Jersey's Café; Edwin Goldberg and Barbara Goldberg (Clarksville, IN)  - Strokes Food & Spirits; Thomas R. Holtsberry and Richard Watkins (Lima, OH)
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