Ronnie A. Knott, 36, of Salt Lake City, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal copyright infringement. He faces a maximum of five years in prison and a US$250,000 fine. Knott operated a Web business called Smart PC and CDBackups that provided subscribers access to infringing copies of software from companies including Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Microsoft and Symantec. He operated the business from about early 2005 until the U.S. FBI shut it down in May 2006.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2120938/software-piracy-site-operator-enters-guilty-plea.html