Court filing

# United States v. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, criminal complaint and affidavit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, March 16, 2023. Arrest, charge, and identification of the BreachForums administrator.

**Source type:** Court filing

**Published:** March 16, 2023

**Research grade:** P0

**Used in entries:** 7

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

**Published:** March 16, 2023

**Source type:** Court filing

**Research grade:** Source grade P0

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Arrest, charge, and identification of the BreachForums administrator

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_fitzpatrick\_2023

## Research notes

- Docket number not captured. Arrest date conflicts across sources.

How this source is used

Cited 7 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-shutdown-following-administrator-arrest)

Fraud and stolen data, March 2023

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-shutdown-following-administrator-arrest)

Operational lead, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-shutdown-following-administrator-arrest)

Charging, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

3 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Conor Brian Fitzpatrick](https://takedownindex.org/people/conor-brian-fitzpatrick)

Arrested, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest

Primary source
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[Conor Brian Fitzpatrick](https://takedownindex.org/people/conor-brian-fitzpatrick)

Charged, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest

Primary source
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[Conor Brian Fitzpatrick](https://takedownindex.org/people/conor-brian-fitzpatrick)

Pleaded guilty, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[BreachForums](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Ecosystem successor, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source

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