| Operation D-Elite | |
|---|---|
 The EliteTorrents website was replaced with this notice | |
| Roster | |
| Planned by | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| Countries Participated | United States, Netherlands |
| # of Countries Participated | 2 |
| Mission | |
| Target | leading members of EliteTorrents |
| Timeline | |
| Date executed | May 25, 2005 |
| Results | |
| Suspects | 10 |
| Arrests | 3 |
| Miscellaneous Results | Seized through fines: $21,000 |
| Accounting | |
Operation D-Elite was an operation by agents of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency against leading members of EliteTorrents, a BitTorrent tracker site, resulting in five months of prison, five months of home arrest, and a $3,000 fine against Grant T. Stanley on October 17, 2006.[1] Another administrator of the site, Scott McCausland, received the same sentence on December 19, 2006.[2]
- ^ US Department of Justice press release Archived 2006-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ US Department of Justice Press Release Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine