Westside Man Guilty of Satellite TV Pirating
From Staff and Wire Reports
A West L.A. man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of illegally manufacturing and selling more than 6,000 devices designed to pirate satellite television signals from the Dish Network and DirecTV.
Randy Walter, who sold the devices for $30 each, faces a five-year prison term when sentenced in April.
Assistant U.S. Atty. James W. Spertus said the Dish Network lost nearly $15 million as a result of the illegal decryption of its signals. DirecTV was only marginally affected.