Two Arizona residents were indicted on felony charges for their alleged role in a scheme to provide illegitimate DirecTV access cards to recreational vehicle owners. Timothy McDaniel and Michelle Hutson were charged following a search of McDaniel's recreational vehicle and residence in Quartzite, Ariz., the company said. Authorities seized computer equipment and other devices used for programming DirecTV access cards that receive signals from the DBS provider without authorization. Charges filed against the two include computer fraud, forgery, trafficking in stolen property and conspiracy, DirecTV said. The Marshall's Office in Quartzite executed the search warrant and made arrests with the assistance of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the LaPaz County Sheriff's office and the FBI. DirecTV said its Office of Signal Integrity provided on-site technical assistance. "An individual who possesses an unauthorized DirecTV system access card may be subject to state and federal prosecution," the company said in a statement. DirecTV urged anyone who believes they are holding an illegal access card to call the company's 24-hour Signal Integrity hotline at 1-800-830-6090 or send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
