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Results 1 - 20 of 64 in Oakland, FL

  1. Mulligan gets $4.9M deal to build Clermont retail centersRead the original story

    Sep 4, 2008 | Orlando Business Journal

    ... ases, pending Lake County permit and zoning approvals. The project is slated to start later this year or early 2009. Oakland-based JWB Architects handled the design on the project, which is expected to be completed in 2009.

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    Related Topix: Clermont, FL, Leesburg, FL, Lake County, FL

  2. Oakland updating regulations for

    Sep 3, 2008 | West Orange Times

    Debris in the yards. Boats stored on vacant lots. Abandoned vehicles that are eyesores. The town of Oakland will be addressing an update on its code enforcement regulations regarding these three issues at an upcoming Town Commission meeting because ...

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  3. listening to piratesRead the original story

    Sep 1, 2008 | Palm Beach Post

    ... legitimate consumer complaints. The ESA recently applauded the jail time doled out to video game pirates (including Oakland, FL's Kifah Maswadi - 15 months in prison, 3 years' supervised release, 50 hours of community service and $415,900 to be paid ...

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  4. ESA Applauds Prison Sentences for New York and Florida Game Pirates

    Aug 28, 2008 | Xbox-Scene

    ... August 15, 2008, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Kifah Maswadi of Oakland, FL, to fifteen months in prison, followed by three years' supervised release and fifty hours of community service. Maswadi ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Video Games, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

  5. ESA Approves Prison Sentencing For Software PiratesRead the original story

    Aug 28, 2008 | GameDaily

    ... NY was sentenced to eight months prison followed by eight months of home confinement, while Kifah Maswadi of Oakland, FL will serve 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervision and $415,900 restitution. "We commend the U.S. Department ...

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  6. ESA says it's great that pirates are behind bars for lengthy periodsRead the original story

    Aug 28, 2008 | MaxConsole.net News

    ... August 15, 2008, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Kifah Maswadi of Oakland, FL, to fifteen months in prison, followed by three years' supervised release and fifty hours of community service. Maswadi ...

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  7. Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Xbox, PlayStation 2 (PS2), GameCube (NGC), PSP, Nintendo DS (NDS), GBA, Windows PCRead the original story

    Aug 28, 2008 | WorthPlaying

    ... August 15, 2008, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Kifah Maswadi of Oakland, FL, to fifteen months in prison, followed by three years' supervised release and fifty hours of community service. Maswadi ...

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    Related Topix: Sony PSP, Nintendo Gamecube, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Nintendo Gameboy, Sony Playstation 2

  8. ESA Welcomes Game Pirate Jail Sentences

    Aug 28, 2008 | Shacknews

    Kevin Fuchs of West Amherst, NY, and Kifah Maswadi of Oakland, FL, were sentenced to eight and 15 months in prison, respectively, this summer.

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  9. Oakland teen-ager coping with paralysis after car accident

    Aug 27, 2008 | West Orange Times

    The vibrant Oakland teen-ager had just graduated from West Orange High School and was ready to start classes at Valencia Community College.

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    Related Topix: Orange County, FL

  10. Media firms create shared HQ in Winter Garden

    Aug 25, 2008 | Orlando Business Journal

    ... work -- the new space is a perfect fit," he said. Orlando-based R.C. Stevens Construction Co. is the builder, and Oakland-based JWB Architects is designing the space. Groundbreaking is scheduled for January, with completion set for June 2009. Early ...

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    Related Topix: Winter Garden, FL, Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro

  11. Pirated games businessman jailed for 15 months

    Aug 25, 2008 | Vnunet

    A man who set up a business selling pirated games on consoles has been jailed for 15 months and fined $415,900. Kifah Maswadi, age 24, of Oakland, Florida, had been selling a handheld gaming console called ...

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  12. Florida Man Sentenced for Video Game PiracyRead the original story

    Aug 24, 2008 | PC World

    ... with more than 75 pirated copies of games, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Kifah Maswadi, age 24, of Oakland, Florida, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He pleaded guilty on June 3 to one ...

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  13. Oakland eyes unique ways to trim costs

    Aug 21, 2008 | West Orange Times

    The ideas might not be conventional for a town working on its next fiscal-year budget, but, then again, Oakland has a history of getting creative when a problem needs to be solved.

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    Related Topix: Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro, Orange County, FL

  14. Nintendo Game Pirate Walks The Plank

    Aug 19, 2008 | Wired News

    A 24-year-old man from Oakland, Florida has received 15 months in prison and a $415,000 fine for selling those all-in-one Nintendo Entertainment System knockoffs, reports GamePolitics.

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  15. 15 month sentence for Florida video game pirateRead the original story

    Aug 18, 2008 | AfterDawn.com

    Kifah Maswadi of Oakland, Florida was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay US$415,900 in restitution for selling pirate video games.

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  16. Florida man sentenced for video game piracyRead the original story

    Aug 18, 2008 | GamePro

    ... of games, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. A police sketch of Kifah Maswadi Kifah Maswadi, age 24, of Oakland, Florida, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He pleaded guilty on June 3 to one ...

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  17. Florida Game Pirate Going to Federal Prison

    Aug 18, 2008 | Console Gameworld

    ... takes piracy really seriously, just ask this guy who's going into lockup for 15 months. Kifah Maswadi, 24, of Oakland, Fla. was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison and fined $415,900 for criminal copyright infringement, according to the U.S. ...

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  18. Florida Game Pirate Ordered to Pay $415,900 in Restitution

    Aug 15, 2008 | Frictionless Insight

    ... and U.S. Attorney's office in finding and convicting a Florida game pirate. Kifah Maswadi, a 24-year-old resident of Oakland, Florida, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling pirated game systems. Maswadi's "Power Player" handheld game ...

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  19. Florida Man Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $415,900 in...Read the original story

    Aug 15, 2008 | PR Newswire

    Kifah Maswadi, 24, of Oakland, Fla., was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for selling pirated video game systems, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of ...

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  20. [Misc] Guy Gets 15 Months in Prison for Selling Pirated ConsolesRead the original story

    Aug 15, 2008 | 411mania.com

    ... in Prison for Selling Pirated Consoles Posted by Ramon Aranda on 08.15.2008 That's gotta suck! Kifah Maswadi, 24, of Oakland, Fla., was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for selling pirated video game systems. In addition to the prison ...

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