Federal Judge William Haynes sentenced Decharmus Grover to 10 months in jail (U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle TN). Caught selling CDs and DVDs in the parking lot of a Dollar General store in Nashville, the FBI and Nashville police found over 500 hundred copyrighted recordings and films copied onto CDs and DVDs along with copying equipment powered by the car’s battery. Authorities also confiscated nearly $10,000 in cash, which will be paid to the victim industries as restitution.
In a release issued by the U.S. Attorney's office, U.S. Attorney Craig Morford stated that "Violations of intellectual property crimes and copyright laws such as this occupy a high priority with both the Department of Justice and this U.S. Attorney's office in particular, given that so many residents of Middle Tennessee are involved in the recording industry."
