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TRENTON
– Attorney General Anne Milgram and
Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw
announced that two Florida men were indicted
today on charges they disrupted a New Jersey-based
online medical retail business, allegedly
causing nearly $900,000 in losses.
According
to Director Paw, Rory Edward Tringali, 36,
and his neighbor, Matthew Justin Willner,
34, both of Miami Beach, were indicted by
a state grand jury on first-degree charges
of computer criminal activity and conspiracy
to commit computer criminal activity, as
well as second-degree charges of impersonation,
conspiracy to commit impersonation, and
attempted computer criminal activity.
The
indictment obtained by the Division of Criminal
Justice alleges that between November 2006
and March 2007, Tringali, who was terminated
from his position as a consultant for Marlton-based
MedPro in 2003, paid Willner to disrupt
MedPro’s Web sites. MedPro, which
is an entirely Web-based company, sells
medical lasers retailing for approximately
$100,000 each.
According
to the indictment, the attacks allegedly
impaired MedPro’s ability to continue
with business and prevented customers from
communicating with MedPro. The indictment
further charges that the defendants sent
out SPAM mail, purportedly coming from MedPro.
It is charged that upon learning of the
disruptions and the junk mail, MedPro changed
domain names twice. However, Tringali and
Willner allegedly attacked the new sites
as well. MedPro allegedly lost more than
$894,000 as a result of Tringali and Willner’s
actions.
Tringali
was arrested in Florida in February 2007
and was extradited to New Jersey. Wilner
was arrested in Florida the following month
and agreed to turn himself over to authorities
in New Jersey.
Detectives
from the Division of Criminal Justice –
Computer Analysis and Technology Unit coordinated
the investigation. Deputy Attorney General
Mark A. Murtha presented the case to the
state grand jury.
The
indictment is merely an accusation and the
defendants are presumed innocent until proven
guilty. First-degree crimes carry a maximum
sentence of 20 years in state prison and
a fine of $200,000 while second-degree crimes
carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in
state prison and a fine of $150,000.
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