Insurance Agent Busted for Selling Counterfeit Games
According to the TV jingle, 'Nationwide is on your side,' but at least one employee will spend 2.5 years behind bars for being on the wrong side of the law. His name is Qiang "Michael" Bi, and he was found guilty of selling more than 35,000 counterfeit computer games, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Bi, who promised to "be a better person" and "never commit another crime," will serve two years of probation, including a year of home confinement, following his prison term.
"I believe at your core you are a good person," Judge Algenon L. Marbley said during sentencing. "You made a gross error in judgment...and it seemed all motivated by greed."
During his counterfeiting crime spree, Bi maintained over 50 eBay and Paypal accounts, each with different names.

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spiker 356
January 06, 2011 at 4:28am
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sreesesr
January 04, 2011 at 11:46pm
Come on over here to Iraq or Afghanistan where pirated movies, games, and music are everywhere and freely distributed for a fee to american soldiers by the locals. They have little tents that they set up just like a store front even.
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tom_stone
January 01, 2011 at 11:12am
It's good to hear that authorities are cracking down on the people who pirate music/movies and games. It was stupid of them to pick on teenagers and clueless parents, trying to sue them 6 figures in damages etc. When I walk through flea markets or swap meets, I wonder why no one is going after the people that make the money off counterfeit music/movies and games? When you bust the maker, you can confiscate property, money and other assets. And in my opinion trying to go after a teenager/parent for 6 figures will get you nowhere because they won't have the money to pay. Stop the source.
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pastorbob
December 31, 2010 at 9:09am
Once again, I have no sympathy at all for somebody who steals software in any form. The guy got what he deserves. And using eBay is a great indicator of his intelligence level.
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