Industry Vet Michael Bravin Pleads Guilty To Hacking Rival Band Pro While With ARRI

Industry vet Michael Bravin admitted today that while working for German film and TV camera powerhouse ARRI he hacked into the files of LA-based rival Band Pro Film and Digital, for whom he had worked for 15 years. Bravin, who came to ARRI as vp of market development in 2010, plead guiltyto using the name and password of CEO and president Amnon Band to accessfiles used in interstate commerce. Emails from several industry firms were accessed during the hacking, which occurred between December 2009 and June 2010.Bravin has been in the biz for decades, and has worked forAbekas Video Systems,California Communications and NBC Sports. Under the plea agreement, Bravin will serve two months in jail and pay $5K in restitution as well as legal costs.

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