DISH Network Recovers Million Dollar Judgment Against Fraudulent Retailer

October 18th, 2009

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Englewood, CO – August 11, 2008 – DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) today announced that the company has obtained a significant financial recovery in a retailer fraud suit.
DISH Network received $1.24 million in civil restitution against former retailer Satellites & More. In the civil suit, DISH Network had alleged that Joseph Masek, by and through Satellites & More, falsified information to illegally obtain new customer account incentives.Englewood, CO – August 11, 2008 – DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) today announced that the company has obtained a significant financial recovery in a retailer fraud suit.
DISH Network received $1.24 million in civil restitution against former retailer Satellites & More. In the civil suit, DISH Network had alleged that Joseph Masek, by and through Satellites & More, falsified information to illegally obtain new customer account incentives. Read more…
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Satellite TV Pirate Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to Illegally Rebroadcasting DISH Network’s Programming

October 18th, 2009

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation’s third largest pay-TV provider, today announced that Glenn White, a known satellite TV pirate, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally rebroadcasting DISH Network‘s programming. Read more…

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Leading Satellite Piracy Forum Website Shut Down by Canadian Courts

October 18th, 2009

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and TORONTO, Ont. – July 27, 2009 – DISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), along with NagraStar L.L.C. and Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership (operating as Bell TV), have won another victory over satellite signal piracy in the Canadian Courts. Read more…

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Dish Network Awarded $8.3 Million in Attorney Fees

October 18th, 2009

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DBS Will Recoup Some Court Costs From Litigation with NDS Group Americas

Dish Network and its conditional access provider, Nagrastar LLC, may have gained only few dollars at trial in a fight with competitor NDS Group Americas, but the court has determined that the direct-broadcast satellite company will get $8.3 million back for its attorneys’ fees and court costs. Read more…

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EchoStar, DISH Win Freetech Piracy Case

October 18th, 2009

lost civil suitDISH Network, EchoStar Technologies and conditional access provider NagraStar on Tuesday announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California had ordered a $97 million consent judgment and permanent injunction against Freetech, the maker of a device used to pirate DISH’s DBS signal.
The judgement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed by DISH and the other plaintiffs, also included $9 million in damages for three of Freetech‘s corporate officers/owners.
As a result, Freetech agreed to forfeit all of its liquid assets and inventory to DISH Network and shut down operations immediately.

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