http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-03182008-1505477.html
By DANIELLE CAMILLI
Burlington County Times
March 18, 2008
A New Jersey grand jury indicted two Florida men today on charges that
they hacked into an Evesham-based companys Web sites, causing nearly
$900,000 in losses.
Rory Edward Tringali, 36, and Matthew Justin Willner, 34, both of Miami
Beach, were indicted on first-degree charges of computer criminal
activity and conspiracy to commit computer criminal activity.
They were also indicted on second-degree charges of impersonation,
conspiracy to commit impersonation, and attempted computer criminal
activity.
In announcing the indictment, Attorney General Anne Milgram and Gregory
A. Paw, director of the state Division of Criminal Justice, said the men
disrupted the Web site of MedPro, a medical retail business.
Tringali was terminated as a consultant for the company in 2003,
authorities said. According to the indictment, Tringali paid Willner to
hack into MedPros Web sites from November 2006 to March 2007.
Authorities contend the online attacks impaired MedPros ability to
continue with business and prevented customers from communicating with
the company, which is entirely Web-based.
The indictment also charges that Tringali and Willner sent out spam mail
that indicated it was from MedPro.
Upon learning of the Web disruptions and junk mail, MedPro changed
domain names twice, authorities said. However, the suspects hacked into
the new sites, authorities said.
MedPro lost more than $894,000 as a result of Tringali and Willners
actions.
Tringali was arrested in Florida in February 2007 and extradited to New
Jersey. Willner was arrested in Florida in March 2007 and agreed to turn
himself over to authorities in New Jersey.
First-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in state prison
and a fine of $200,000. Second-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of
10 years in prison and a fine of $150,000.
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