Spouses’ Deception: $88M Scam on Companies

System Administrator with his wife admitted in the organization of a group that sold licenses for Avaya software for $88 million at low prices.

Brad and Dusty Pierce admitted to the conspiracy to commit fraud using communications, and everyone is facing the maximum punishment in the form of 20 years in prison. The married couple also confiscated at least $4 million, as well as gold, silver, collectible coins, cryptocurrency and a car. In addition, the criminals were obliged to “completely compensate for the damage to their victims.”

Pier’s pierces are accused of selling pirate licenses for Avaya’s telephone system for business. Licenses were used to activate the functions of the popular AVAYA telephone system, which is used by thousands of companies around the world.

According to the US Ministry of Justice, a 46-year-old resident of Oklahoma Brad Pierce, who has been working in the technical support of AVAYA for a long time, used his access to the system administrator for unauthorized generating ADI software for tens of millions of dollars.

ADI (AVAYA Direct International software) is a licensing system used to unlock the functions of a popular telephone system, which is used by thousands of companies around the world. This licensing system allows you to control access to secure copyrighted software AVAYA and guarantee that only customers who paid the software can use it.

Pierce sold licenses to his largest client, Avaya Reseller Jason Haines, and other accomplices, who then resold their dealers and users around the world. According to the case file, Hines bought more than 55% of the stolen licenses, and significantly influenced how the scheme worked. The 44-year-old wife of Dusty Pierce was engaged in accounting, although she pleaded guilty only in fraud.

In June, the spouses of Pierce and Haines were charged with conspiracy for the purpose of fraud using communications and 13 points in fraud using communications. Piercees are also charged