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Yes - reference official press release from US DoJ - <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/tech-company-and-ceo-plead-guilty-twenty-counts-wire-fraud-mid-trial" class="">https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/tech-company-and-ceo-plead-guilty-twenty-counts-wire-fraud-mid-trial</a>
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<div class="">FYI,</div>
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<div class="">On 17 Nov 2021, at 5:25 PM, Noah <<a href="mailto:noah@neo.co.tz" class="">noah@neo.co.tz</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="">FYI, This could be a worthwhile read.</div>
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From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Bill Sandiford</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="auto" class=""><<a href="mailto:bill@sandiford.com" class="">bill@sandiford.com</a>></span><br class="">
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021, 00:53<br class="">
Subject: Re: [arin-ppml] IPv4 fraud case ends<br class="">
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Cc: arin-ppml <<a href="mailto:arin-ppml@arin.net" class="">arin-ppml@arin.net</a>><br class="">
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<div class="">An excellent job by the prosecution, the entire ARIN team, and those that acted as expert witnesses for the prosecution ;)</div>
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<div class="">Here is another copy of the link:</div>
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<div class="">On Nov 17, 2021, at 4:21 PM, Mike Burns <<a href="mailto:mike@iptrading.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">mike@iptrading.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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