Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that I-CHE LAI, also known as "doplgnger," age 25, of Las Vegas, Nevada, waived indictment and pleaded guilty today..
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n pleading guilty today, LAI admitted that, between September 2002 and April 2004, he was a participant in the "warez scene," an underground online community comprised of individuals and organized groups who engage in the large scale reproduction, modification and distribution of copywrighted software over the internet. Specifically, LAI served as a site-administrator for several warez sites, including "Kalisto-drop," "Firewire," "Optical Illusion," and "DOH." As a site-administrator for these warez FTP servers, LAI assisted in the maintenance, and day-to-day operation of the warez site.