TV pirate gets 14 months in federal slammer for rebroadcasting DISH Network material
by Darren Murph 
posted Oct 21st 2008 at 10:27PM
If you really needed proof that the statement "crime doesn't pay" had at least a semblance of truth behind it, here's your sign. Known satellite TV pirate Glenn White has been sentenced to a 14 month stint in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally rebroadcasting DISH Network's programming. As the story goes, Mr. White was doing business in Wagram, North Carolina under the name Wagram Cable, but rather than distributing material in a legal manner, he chose to crack DISH's encryption and then monetize it. Big mistake. Oh, and DISH Network actually put this out on a press release in order to let the public know it "will continue to fight those who aid or participate in illegally breaking into encrypted DISH Network TV channels and set-top boxes." Don't say it didn't warn you.[Image courtesy of FlatPanelTV]
Filed under: Industry, Regulatory, Satellite
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
gr689 @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:21AM
People get free Dish all the time. The big difference is this guy was re-broadcasting it. I don' t know why or what that is for but I wouldn't be doing all that. Getting free cable is one thing but making cash off it is another. Too bad for him!
Ron @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:39AM
Yea he deserves to be caught for trying to make some $ off it..
nanomatrix @ Oct 22nd 2008 1:30PM
Didn't even know this was possible... I guess a possible argument he should have used is that he processed an open air signal using his proprietary technology that allows the creation of nothing from chaos. ;)