Overview

• Kristopher Lee Dallmann received the longest term of 84 months in prison while his four co-defendants were handed sentences ranging from time served and home confinement to 18 months behind bars.
• A federal jury convicted all five in June 2024 of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, with Dallmann also found guilty of money laundering and criminal copyright infringement by distribution and public performance.
• Prosecutors demonstrated that the operators deployed nonstop automated software and scripts to scour global sources for pirated content, process it and make it available on servers in the U.S. and Canada for tens of thousands of paid subscribers.
• Operating from 2007 until its FBI shutdown in 2019, Jetflicks amassed an inventory of more than 183,000 television episodes—surpassing major licensed platforms—and often delivered new episodes to subscribers the day after broadcast.
• The Department of Justice and FBI led the prosecution with assistance from Canada’s RCMP, and the final defendant, Yoany Vaillant, is scheduled for sentencing in September.