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SEATTLE (AP) - A man was sentenced to more than four years in prison Monday in what prosecutors said was the first federal case against someone using file-sharing software to steal identities.
Gregory Kopiloff pleaded guilty in November to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and accessing a protected computer without authorization to further fraud.
Although people have been prosecuted for using networks to illegally share copyrighted music, movies and software, the Justice Department called Kopiloff's prosecution its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing programs such as LimeWire to commit identity theft.
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