During the past year, Miller was responsible for spearheading numerous successful criminal copyright infringement prosecutions against some of the country's most notorious online auction software pirates, including the recent Mondello case, involving an Oregon man who used stolen bank account information to create more than 40 fictitious eBay and PayPal identities to sell pirated software via the auction site. The legal action that Miller fostered in the case resulted in Mondello, formerly a college student from the University of Oregon, pleading guilty before a district court in Oregon to charges of copyright infringement, aggravated identity theft, and mail fraud. Mondello is currently facing both extensive jail time and fines for his fraudulent sales, which amounted to a five to six figure sales volume.
Miller, whose work focuses on protecting Intellectual Property rights domestically and in Asia, is a federal prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice in the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS). His practice involves criminal enforcement of intellectual property statutes including copyright, trademark and theft of trade secrets.
Prior to working for the Department of Justice, Miller worked as an Assistant District Attorney for five years, and has tried more than 60 cases in both federal and state court. He also currently serves as the DOJ's lead prosecutor in combating online auction piracy.
"We are very pleased that Marc Miller is the recipient of this year's award," said SIIA President Ken Wasch. "It's an honor designed to recognize individuals within the government and private sectors whose work has had significant and positive impact on the fight against piracy domestically and internationally, and Marc Miller certainly fits -- if not breaks -- that mold."