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Subject: Aston Martin Dealers Are Charged With Spying on Rival
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Aston Martin Dealers Are Charged With Spying on Rival
April 22 (Bloomberg) -- The owners of a Long Island, New York, exotic-car d=
ealership that sells Bentleys and Aston Martins were charged with corporate=
espionage against a rival that sells Ferraris and Maseratis.
Giacomo Ciaccia and Leka Vuksanaj, owners of Universal Autosports LLC in Gl=
en Cove, were arrested today at their homes, along with Creative Director M=
ichael Lussos, Acting U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin in Manhattan said in a state=
ment. They are accused of illegally tapping into the e-mail of Ferrari Mase=
rati of Fort Lauderdale-Long Island in Plainview, New York.
The defendants gained access to Ferrari Maserati=E2=80=99s e-mail server ab=
out 2,500 times from February to September last year from their homes and U=
niversal Autosports, according to the criminal complaint dated April 16 and=
unsealed today.
=E2=80=9CIn one instance a dealer associated with Universal Autosports e-ma=
iled a customer who had been negotiating with Ferrari Maserati to buy a rar=
e Ferrari Enzo worth more than $1.3 million,=E2=80=9D according to the stat=
ement.
=E2=80=9CIs there any way I can help or get in the middle,=E2=80=9D the dea=
ler wrote, according to the complaint. =E2=80=9CHave they found you a car y=
et?=E2=80=9D
The three defendants appeared in court today. Ciaccia and Vuksanaj were rel=
eased on bonds of $100,000 each. Lussos was released on a $50,000 bond.
=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m used to real espionage cases,=E2=80=9D said Vuksanaj=
=E2=80=99s lawyer, Stanley Cohen. =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve seen the complaint.
I=E2=80=99m rolling my eyes.=E2=80=9D
Other People=E2=80=99s Mail
=E2=80=9CThey have been charged with reading somebody=E2=80=99s e-mail and =
using that for their business,=E2=80=9D said Ciaccia=E2=80=99s lawyer, Rona=
ld Fischetti. =E2=80=9CIt doesn=E2=80=99t seem like it warrants=E2=80=9D th=
e attention it=E2=80=99s getting.
Lussos=E2=80=99s lawyer, Peggy Cross, didn=E2=80=99t immediately return a c=
all for comment.
Universal Autosports =E2=80=9Cdeals in rare and expensive exotic automobile=
s=E2=80=9D and opened in February 2008 in the space formerly held by Ferrar=
i Maserati, according to the complaint. Ciaccia was Ferrari Maserati=E2=80=
=99s general manager and Lussos its webmaster until they were terminated in=
March 2007 after new management took over, according to the complaint. Lus=
sos set up Ferrari Maserati=E2=80=99s e-mail accounts, according to the com=
plaint.
Beginning in September, Ferrari Maserati learned that employees=E2=80=99 e-=
mails were being forwarded to an unauthorized e- mail address on its server=
.
Customer Information
The e-mails contained information about its customers, inventory and employ=
ee compensation, according to the complaint signed by Federal Bureau of Inv=
estigation Special Agent John Leo Jr.
Ciaccia, 43, of the Bronx, New York; Vuksanaj, 42, of Mahopac, New York; an=
d Lussos, 40, of Coram, New York, are charged with one count each of =E2=80=
=9Cconspiracy to access a computer without authorization and obtain informa=
tion for commercial gain and to further an intended fraud,=E2=80=9D accordi=
ng to the statement.
The maximum penalty if they9
9re found guilty is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The case is U.S. v. Ciaccia, 09-mag-963, U.S. District Court, Southern Dist=
rict of New York (Manhattan).
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<font size=3D"4" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Aston Martin Deal=
ers Are Charged With Spying on Rival </b></font><br>
<br>
<br>
April 22 (Bloomberg) -- The owners of a Long Island, New York, exotic-car d=
ealership that sells Bentleys and Aston Martins were charged with corporate=
espionage against a rival that sells Ferraris and Maseratis.<br>
<br>
Giacomo Ciaccia and Leka Vuksanaj, owners of Universal Autosports LLC in Gl=
en Cove, were arrested today at their homes, along with Creative Director M=
ichael Lussos, Acting U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin in Manhattan said in a state=
ment. They are accused of illegally tapping into the e-mail of Ferrari Mase=
rati of Fort Lauderdale-Long Island in Plainview, New York.<br>
<br>
The defendants gained access to Ferrari Maserati=E2=80=99s e-mail server ab=
out 2,500 times from February to September last year from their homes and U=
niversal Autosports, according to the criminal complaint dated April 16 and=
unsealed today.<br>
<br>
=E2=80=9CIn one instance a dealer associated with Universal Autosports e-ma=
iled a customer who had been negotiating with Ferrari Maserati to buy a rar=
e Ferrari Enzo worth more than $1.3 million,=E2=80=9D according to the stat=
ement.<br>
<br>
=E2=80=9CIs there any way I can help or get in the middle,=E2=80=9D the dea=
ler wrote, according to the complaint. =E2=80=9CHave they found you a car y=
et?=E2=80=9D<br>
<br>
The three defendants appeared in court today. Ciaccia and Vuksanaj were rel=
eased on bonds of $100,000 each. Lussos was released on a $50,000 bond.<br>
<br>
=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m used to real
espionage cases,=E2=80=9D said Vuksanaj=E2=80=99s lawyer, Stanley Cohen. =
=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve seen the complaint. I=E2=80=99m rolling my eyes.=E2=
=80=9D<br>
<br>
Other People=E2=80=99s Mail<br>
<br>
=E2=80=9CThey have been charged with reading somebody=E2=80=99s e-mail and =
using that for their business,=E2=80=9D said Ciaccia=E2=80=99s lawyer, Rona=
ld Fischetti. =E2=80=9CIt doesn=E2=80=99t seem like it warrants=E2=80=9D th=
e attention it=E2=80=99s getting.<br>
<br>
Lussos=E2=80=99s lawyer, Peggy Cross, didn=E2=80=99t immediately return a c=
all for comment.<br>
<br>
Universal Autosports =E2=80=9Cdeals in rare and expensive exotic automobile=
s=E2=80=9D and opened in February 2008 in the space formerly held by Ferrar=
i Maserati, according to the complaint. Ciaccia was Ferrari Maserati=E2=80=
=99s general manager and Lussos its webmaster until they were terminated in=
March 2007 after new management took over, according to the complaint. Lus=
sos set up Ferrari Maserati=E2=80=99s e-mail accounts, according to the com=
plaint.<br>
<br>
Beginning in September, Ferrari Maserati learned that employees=E2=80=99 e-=
mails were being forwarded to an unauthorized e- mail address on its server=
.<br>
<br>
Customer Information<br>
<br>
The e-mails contained information about its customers, inventory and employ=
ee compensation, according to the complaint signed by Federal Bureau of Inv=
estigation Special Agent John Leo Jr.<br>
<br>
Ciaccia, 43, of the Bronx, New York; Vuksanaj, 42, of Mahopac, New York; an=
d Lussos, 40, of Coram, New York, are charged with one count each of =E2=80=
=9Cconspiracy to access a computer without authori
zation and obtain information for commercial gain and to further an intende=
d fraud,=E2=80=9D according to the statement.<br>
<br>
The maximum penalty if they=E2=80=99re found guilty is five years in prison=
and a $250,000 fine.<br>
<br>
The case is U.S. v. Ciaccia, 09-mag-963, U.S. District Court, Southern Dist=
rict of New York (Manhattan). <div id=3D'MAILCIADA028-5bc649f1525020a' clas=
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