Taken from the FChat General Discussion section - Universal Autosports Charged for Spying on Ferrari-Selling Rival -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Martin Dealer Charged for Spying on Ferrari-Selling Rival 2009-04-22 15:36:17.616 GMT By Thom Weidlich April 22 (Bloomberg) -- The owners of a Long Island, New York, exotic car dealership that sells Bentleys and Aston Martins were charged with corporate espionage against a rival that sells Ferraris and Maseratis. Giacomo Ciaccia and Leka Vuksanaj, owners of Universal Autosports LLC in Glen Cove, were arrested along with Creative Director Michael Lussos at their homes today, according to a statement by Acting U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin in Manhattan. They are accused of illegally tapping into the e-mails of Ferrari Maserati of Fort Lauderdale-Long Island in Plainview, New York. The defendants accessed Ferrari Maseratis e-mail server about 2,500 times between February and September last year from their homes or Universal Autosports, according to the criminal complaint unsealed today. In one instance a dealer associated with Universal Autosports e-mailed a customer who had been negotiating with Ferrari Maserati to buy a rare Ferrari Enzo worth more than $1.3 million in an effort to help or get in the middle of the deal, according to the statement. The complaint is just allegations about using the computer, Ciaccias lawyer, Ronald Fischetti of Manhattan, said in a phone interview. Of the substance, I have no idea yet. Im sure hell be released on bail. Lawyers for Vuksanaj and Lussos couldnt be immediately reached. The three defendants are scheduled to appear in court today. The case is U.S. v. Ciaccia, 09-mag-963, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). For Related News and Information: For Related News and Information: TNI CRIME AUT <GO> Legal functions: BLAW <GO> For top legal stories: TLAW <GO> --Editors: Steve Farr, David E. Rovella
