Batu69 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Half a decade after the U.S. Government took down the popular video piracy site Ninjavideo, one of the key defendants is still at large. The landmark case resulted in several prison sentences and the authorities haven't given up on catching the last suspect either, who's now featured on Interpol's list of wanted criminals. Five years ago, several people connected to the video streaming and download site NinjaVideo were indicted by the U.S. Government on copyright infringement and conspiracy charges. The landmark case resulted in several convictions, including a 22 month prison sentence for one the site’s founders, the outspoken Hana Beshara. The convictions date back several years ago. Beshara, who received the longest sentence, served her time and was released last summer. However, that doesn’t mean that the case is closed. One of the indicted NinjaVideo members, Zoi Mertzanis from Greece, is still at large. Mertzanis, AKA “Tik,” was allegedly one of the most active uploaders on the site. “Mertzanis supervised most of the European-based uploaders, including directing uploaders to locate specific infringing copyrighted content for the NinjaVideo.net website,” the DoJ wrote in the indictment. However, despite several successful convictions and plea agreements, the Greek resident still hasn’t been caught. As a result, the now 40-year-old woman is currently featured on Interpol’s “wanted” list. Interpol issued a so-called “red notice” for the former Ninjavideo uploader, indicating that she’s wanted for extradition. Mertzanis’ Red Notice listing on Interpol’s wanted site According to our knowledge, Mertzanis is the only person associated with a streaming or download site listed on Interpol’s website. TorrentFreak spoke to someone close to the Ninjavideo case who informed us that Mertzanis’ fugitive status has negative consequences for the convicted co-conspirators who already served their time. Because the case remains open, they are still waiting for the return of several personal items that were seized. The Ninjavideo case has been one of the most prominent successes of the U.S. Government’s “Operation in Our Sites” campaign. If Mertzanis is caught and extradited, she is facing a prison sentence of at least several months, based on the previous convictions. The harshest sentence was handed to NinjaVideo founder Hana Beshara, 22 months in prison and a payment of $210,000 in damages to the MPAA. Fellow admin Matthew Smith received 14 months in prison and was ordered to pay back just over $172,000. Ninjavideo uploader Joshua Evans received 6 months in prison and $26,660 in restitution. Justin Dedemko was not listed as part of the NinjaVideo conspiracy, but was sentenced to 3 months in prison and ordered to repay the MPAA $58,004. TorrentFreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GateMate Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Rip you will be missed dearly Ninjavideo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 14 hours ago, GateMate said: Rip you will be missed dearly Ninjavideo Yeah I bet you will really miss them since they were taken down in 2010!.. Why don't you post something you know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 52 minutes ago, straycat19 said: Yeah I bet you will really miss them since they were taken down in 2010!.. Why don't you post something you know about. I knew about it so how do you know he dont ? I didn't ever use it , but I know the feds used it to bust Kim Dotcom by entrapment ,They told Megaupload they couldn't delete the Videos that belong to Ninja Video because because they was part of a investigation . So they didn't and the Feds turn around and used it against them . Little did Kim know he was under investigation too. Megavideo and Megaupload use to power most video sites along with many others. They was the Netfix before they had Netfilx Just like ripping mp3 and flacs was the itunes before itunes . The media got most of its ideas from pirates. Apple even got its start from Pirating Long Distance they sold black boxes in collage that give you free Long Distance calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whi5t1eR Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Nice one Steve, that will give him a brain fart ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GateMate Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 On 8/8/2016 at 9:57 AM, straycat19 said: Yeah I bet you will really miss them since they were taken down in 2010!.. Why don't you post something you know about. Believe what you must. i wasn't a active member or a uploader but i did chat on the forums and request films or tv shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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