TDG charged criminally...

7/13/2009 Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

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Name: WARD, ROBERT
DOB: 10/22/1954
Docket #: 1362578
Arrest Date: 7/13/2009 6:28:14 PM
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE

Name Docket No. Booking Date Arresting Agency
WARD, ROBERT 1362578 7/13/2009 6:28:14 PM N/A
Address City State Zip Code
11726 84TH AVE NO SEMINOLE FL 33772
Race Sex DOB Place of Birth Arrest Age
WHITE MALE 10/22/1954 IA 54
Eyes Hair Complexion Height Weight
GRN BRO MED 602 260

Scars, Marks & Tattoos
scar on nose


Cell Location/Status SPIN Booking Type
RELEASED - 7/14/2009 11:32 AM
RELEASED/US MARSHALL 2704963 FEDERAL MARSHALL

Aliases
WARD, ROBERT LEE
WARD, ROBERT LEE

Charges
Charge Number: 1
Agency Report Number:
Offense Description: HOLD US MARSHAL #51067018 COURTESY
Statute: 999999-03
Court Case Number: CRCAB82957CFANO
Bond Assessed:
Bond Amount Due:
OBTS:

Could be in regards to anything, maybe he was selling his ass or maybe he smacked the wife around. There was no amount disclosed for bond and he was released the same day so it may not even be related to his involvement in FTA.

I had many conversations via msn several years ago with this guy and besides being a spokesman and dealer he had no personal ties to the actual coders his sole motive was to move equipment and act as a spokesperson for mainly Pansat but he goes back to DTV days. We used to butt heads quuite often back in the day.

If anyone mangages to find out exactly what they have on him I would sure like to know
because this could definately affect others in the community.

He' been charged with "conspiracy to violate the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitch Demblin". It made the news.

I think it has nothing to do with spouse abuse but the other 5 or 6 threads that names him as being one of the people indicted on viewtec bust

This is a C&P fromanother site----not my words

hxxp://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Oceanside-Man-In-Trouble-Over-DISH-TV-Hack/S7~38undefined40undefined42~.cspx


SAN DIEGO - A North County resident and two Florida men were indicted for allegedly trying to hack new encryption codes used by the DISH Network satellite television service, it was announced Monday.

Jung Kwak of Oceanside, along with Phillip Allison, 35, and Robert Ward, 54 -- both of Seminole, Fla. -- are charged with conspiracy to violate the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitch Demblin.

The 33-year-old Kwak is the owner of Viewtech Inc. of Oceanside, which imports free-to-air satellite receiver boxes and sells them to the public through retailers.

Though free satellite programming is limited, the boxes marketed under the "Viewsat" name are popular because owners can download code to mimic DISH Network smart cards, allowing free viewing of the service's channels, Demblin said.

However, in late 2007 and 2008, DISH Network sent subscribers smart cards with a new encryption code, which meant owners of Viewsat boxes would no longer receive free programming, Demblin said.

The prosecutor alleged that in March 2008, the defendants decided to hire computer hackers to determine the new encryption code in order to save the market for their boxes.

Kwak bought a special microscope to analyze the smart cards and paid $20,000 cash for photographs of a purported new smart card, Demblin alleged.

Kwak also allegedly offered $250,000 to obtain the memory of such a card, he said.

The prosecutor did not divulge whether the defendants made any progress.

Demblin has filed a motion to hold Kwak without bail. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge William McCurine Jr.

he was busted for loitering

Jung Phil Ward - Unsealed
Here are the unsealed documents

Jung Phil Ward - Unsealed
Here are the unsealed documents

Verry good read. Thank you for the documents.
Gives dates and shows there progress from March last year until April 5th this year.
Shows the date they received the photos of the inside of the cards.
It looks like from the time they bought the micriscope to dissasemble the cards they were being watched from than on with exact dates.
Any dates prior to that $8500 purchase were aproximate dates like from facts gotten durring an interigation.
From April 5th to July 9th They had the dump and no clue they were being watched.
So maybe they were making progress durring that time.
You can bet someone will be selling that dump now to help pay legal fees.

well kwak allison and ward are all named in the documents, and thers a fourth person they are referring to as the "third party"

well kwak allison and ward are all named in the documents, and thers a fourth person they are referring to as the "third party"

After reading the Indictment docs, I would assume (or guess in this case really), that the Third Party they mention is referring to the coders?

Is there a fund for TDG's defense people can contribute to?

personally I don't think having TDG's info up there is fair to him as a fellow tester. If it happened to you I don't think you would want that info around. I don't think it's important that a lot of people thought of him badly it's just not right.

He's a fellow tester


r

Is there a fund for TDG's defense people can contribute to?

This is a good idea. I would be willing to help. Like it or not, we are all part of a fraternity and should be willing to band together to help someone in need to keep our hobby alive.

thnx for the info, for the 5th or 6th time in 3 days.
Are we just gonna continue to re-post this all summer, or??

And I think we can remove his picture too (attachment). We are not are not the A-Team or something. No need to post 'most wanted' pics.

from past experience anyone having legal issue involving Viewtech
Viewsat picks up the bill and makes sure every one is properly represented

and besides it's a tax right off

r

Show some respect, please remove his photo.:censored:

Is there a fund for TDG's defense people can contribute to?

I highly doubt it and would be stupid to do so as well since you would be red flagging yourself. His business assets are probably either frozen or seized at the moment and he is under the microscope so if he suddenly starts flashing a big wad of cash around that people sent him (and he would) then the feds gonna start looking deeper into that as well.

As for his info being posted it might not seem right but it is part of a public document

After reading the Indictment docs, I would assume (or guess in this case really), that the Third Party they mention is referring to the coders?

After reading this, I would guess that the "third party" is really a government/Nagravision informant who is not being named so that he can continue to inform or protect him from harm.

As for his info being posted it might not seem right but it is part of a public document

if he was a member of this site
then the no posting personal info of any member rule should apply
on time in one thread ok is the news

we are not cnn and he and the others are not octomom or michael jackson

if he was a member of this site
then the no posting personal info of any member rule should apply
on time in one thread ok is the news

we are not cnn and he and the others are not octomom or michael jackson

yep I know what ya mean man! I have no idea how many threads are loaded up with this stuff right now and every site is the same as well

does make for some interesting reading though LOL got it's good points though, not near as much whining and griping about boxes being down hehehe

but it is the same old story all over again. loose lips sink ships and I can't speak about Kwak because I have never seen him post anywhere but the other two were in the game a long time and you would think they should have learned how to keep their mouths shut over the years

It comes down to this: It's been one week, soon it will be two. Since someone said it would be two weeks, the VS owner has been indicted and served.

As a still-loyal-but-fading Viewsat owner and fan, I would say Cyphris needs to address this quickly. Most of us aren't going to wait all summer when there are other options available that will take us away from the VS world.

I think the cats have there tungs right now....lol

Guys maybe if this did not have a big tattoo on his forehead he would not have been caught:|>


I'm just saying this is kind ridiculous have a look..............

OK, there Barney Fife

thnx for the info, for the 5th or 6th time in 3 days.
Are we just gonna continue to re-post this all summer, or??

And I think we can remove his picture too (attachment). We are not are not the A-Team or something. No need to post 'most wanted' pics.

no doubt what a total disrespect how bout for all the people that post his picture you must be required to post your picture with a copy of a bill so everyone will know where you live as well come on just because you can find it doesnt mean you have to post it if you have been involved in the fta community or read about this or watch the news then you already know what he looks like SHOW SOME RESPECT

Is Jung Kwak the "owner" of Viewsat or just the importer? There is a huge difference....

i think vs owners to act fast because is gone be to late for vs

i'm gonna provide the Stay out of Jail card then cause i don't like Monopolies