Operation Tangled Web! No it’s not a new Tom Clancy game, but the code name for a Homeland Security investigation into the seedy world of mod chip distribution in the Unted States. During this investigation the feds have uncovered a Dallas Texas based company controlled by Manuel S. Diaz-Marta who sells and redistributes imported mod chips. Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, mod chips are prhoibited within the United States.
From GamePolitics.com
"A 2007 investigation by Homeland Security agents led them to conclude that a Texas company was raking in as much as $2.5 million per year through the importing and reselling of mod chips obtained from a supplier in China. When installed in video game consoles, the devices allow for the playing of pirated copies of games. Although they are legal in some countries, mod chips are prohibited in the United States under terms of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act."
"To date, federal law enforcement officials have kept a tight lid on "Operation Tangled Web," their code name for a wide-ranging investigation into mod chip distribution in the United States which culminated in a series of raids in August, 2007. However, a search of publicly-accessible court records by GamePolitics has turned up signed copies of warrants authorizing investigators from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to seize two accounts controlled by a Texas man, identified by investigators as Manuel S. Diaz-Marta of Dallas. The warrants were sworn to by ICE Agent Vaughn Johnson, an asset seizure specialist."
"However, a search of publicly-accessible court records by GamePolitics has turned up signed copies of warrants authorizing investigators from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to seize two accounts controlled by a Texas man, identified by investigators as Manuel S. Diaz-Marta of Dallas. The warrants were sworn to by ICE Agent Vaughn Johnson, an asset seizure specialist. "
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From GamePolitics.com
"A 2007 investigation by Homeland Security agents led them to conclude that a Texas company was raking in as much as $2.5 million per year through the importing and reselling of mod chips obtained from a supplier in China. When installed in video game consoles, the devices allow for the playing of pirated copies of games. Although they are legal in some countries, mod chips are prohibited in the United States under terms of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act."
"To date, federal law enforcement officials have kept a tight lid on "Operation Tangled Web," their code name for a wide-ranging investigation into mod chip distribution in the United States which culminated in a series of raids in August, 2007. However, a search of publicly-accessible court records by GamePolitics has turned up signed copies of warrants authorizing investigators from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to seize two accounts controlled by a Texas man, identified by investigators as Manuel S. Diaz-Marta of Dallas. The warrants were sworn to by ICE Agent Vaughn Johnson, an asset seizure specialist."
"However, a search of publicly-accessible court records by GamePolitics has turned up signed copies of warrants authorizing investigators from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to seize two accounts controlled by a Texas man, identified by investigators as Manuel S. Diaz-Marta of Dallas. The warrants were sworn to by ICE Agent Vaughn Johnson, an asset seizure specialist. "
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