Andre Yoskowitz
27 Sep 2008 21:20
Steven Fiatarone, 55, of Florida, has been sentenced to three years probation today for his part in running a server used by a Warez scene group. Additionally, Fiatarone was fined $2000 USD.
According to the US DOJ, Fiatarone's server, nicknamed "The Nite Ranger Hideout" was located in a school in Virginia and Fiatarone uploaded over 23,000 files to the server in 2002 and 2003. Fiatarone faced up to 3 years if convicted by a jury but instead pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
A few of the cracked programs Fiatarone was accused of uploading include Pro/Concept and ColdFusion MX version 6.0.1.
Fiatarone was the second of five men charged in the same indictment for their warez activities. Robert Hardick of New York was sentenced last month to three years probation and the other three cases are still pending.