San Diego GOP chairman co-founded international piracy ring

[Ian David]

In his official Republican party biography, Krvaric claims that he was inspired by the legacy of Ronald Reagan and criticized the European system for not providing an economic climate that would “encourage free enterprise and competition.”


San Diego GOP chairman co-founded international piracy ring
Miriam Raftery
Published: Tuesday April 29, 2008

Any job applicant knows that background checks are routine – especially for jobs involving authority or oversight of money. So why didn’t the San Diego Republican Party do a simple Google search before naming Tony Krvaric as its chairman?

Online research reveals that Krvaric is the co-founder of Fairlight, a band of software crackers which later evolved into an international video and software piracy group that law enforcement authorities say is among the world’s largest such crime rings. After co-founding Fairlight in Sweden, Krvaric established U.S. operations for the organization, including an arm headquartered in Southern California—a major center for the computer and video game industry.

Krvaric has also been appointed by California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring to head up the state party’s budget committee. RAW STORY's investigation reveals the California GOP has put an alleged pirate in charge of its treasure trove.

An e-mail sent anonymously this week to a conservative listserv operator in San Diego County revealed an attached document titled “The Secret Life of Tony Krvaric.” The attachment alleged that Krvaric, using the alias “Strider,” founded Fairlight “to illegally crack and distribute copyrighted software.” Fairlight evolved from “an adolescent obsession into a full fledged multinational criminal enterprise,” the e-mail claimed.

These allegations come as no surprise to RAW STORY, which has been researching Krvaric’s ties to Fairlight for some time.



More:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/San_Diego_GOP_chairman_cofounded_international_0425.html




Ever a buccaneer at heart, he even lists an e-mail address with his pirate nickname ([email protected]) at his business listing under Tony Krvaric with the San Diego County Businesses directory. Krvaric provided the e-mail address [email protected] in his League of Women Voters information materials when he ran for the San Diego Republican Party central committee in 2006. Running for reelection in 2008, Krvaric currently lists [email protected] with the Registrar of Voters.

[slackmaster]

1. Triplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3223838

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3223395

ETA he's also a tall sonofabitch! I met him a couple of weeks ago.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Typical republicon crook, flying the occult Skull & Boner

I am sure Commander AWOL, the Skull & Boner-in-Chief, approves of this scallywag...