Right now, Apple's use of Fire Wire connection technology is its leverage.

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Namvar was sentenced on Tuesday to 7 years in federal prison for wire fraud in connection to what many have labeled a Ponzi scheme.

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On November 29, 2012, Vahedi is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court in the Central District of California to one count of wire fraud in connection with the Ponzi.

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Longueuil declined comment and was charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with his activities while at SAC and obstruction of justice afterward, according to the Journal.

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The government has charged Alexander, along with Comverse's former finance chief David Kreinberg and former general counsel William Sorin , with various counts of fraud, including mail and wire fraud, in connection with its ongoing investigation into the backdating of options grants.

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But in March 2005 USA Today reported on Langley's sordid past: In 1999 he had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and commercial bribery in connection with a penny stock called Pollution Controls International.

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Chances are that if you're online from home, you're using a wire that was never meant to carry an Internet connection.

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David Miller was nabbed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with the fraudulent stock purchase, and was charged with wire fraud, according to Bloomberg.

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