Efthimia Dilpizoglou
Efthimia Dilpizoglou (Ευθυμια Διλπιζογλου) a.k.a. "Maria Technosux": Convicted Cyberstalker
Efthimia Dilpizoglou (born Ευθυμία Διλπιζογλου on October 1, 1980 in Athens, Greece) of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Drama, Greece, is a Dutch national who notoriously made headlines in June 2012 after being found guilty of Cyberstalking, Identity Theft, Harassment, Threats and Defamation in what is believed to be the first international cyberstalking case.
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According to court records and media reports, Dilpizoglou became obsessed with American filmmakers, Christopher Johnson and Mariana Tosca, and for several years engaged in an almost daily campaign to "punish and destroy" them, employing illegal methods which included identity theft and false reports of terrorism, tax fraud, business fraud, extortion, blackmail and forgery to federal and local authorities. [2]
Fox News reported that Dilpizoglou had allegedly been engaging in criminal activities online including cyberstalking, identity theft, cyberharassment, website hacking, defamation, libel and copyright infringement and had harassed at least 15 victims, including the family of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.
[3] Several Restraining Orders were issued against Dilpizoglou by the United States District Court of Los Angeles in 2011 and 2014. Cases # ES015226 and ES015126
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On June 15, 2012 in case # 513810 / KG ZA 12-417 MvW/BB of the Rechtbank Amsterdam, Efthimia Dilpizoglou was found guilty of Cyberstalking, Identity Theft, Harassment, Threats and Defamation. Following the Rome II Regulation and applying both American law and Dutch procedural law, and “due to the seriousness of her illegal acts”, the court ordered Dilpizoglou to pay her victims 93.529,74EU ($134,000.00 USD) in material damages, non-material damages, punitive damages and fines. Dilpizoglou’s mother, Ekaterini “Katerina” Charitopoulou (Αικατερίνη "Κατερίνα" Χαριτοπούλου) was a co-Defendant in the case. The court dismissed the charges against Charitopoulou having found her “guilty in a limited sense”, but finding no reason to think she would “repeat her reprehensible behavior.” Presiding over the case was mr. M. van Walraven.
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The court’s ruling was appealed by Dilpizoglou, and on November 26, 2013 in case # 200.111.264/01 KG of the Gerechtshof Amsterdam (in a precedent setting ruling), the appellate court, while decreasing the material damages but ratifying the non-material damages, punitive damages and fines for a total of 50.000,00EU ($68,000.00 USD), largely upheld the lower court’s verdict. Presiding over the case were mrs. R.J.M. Smit, W.H.F.M. Cortenraad and D. Kingma.
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On November 12, 2012 Efthimia Dilpizoglou was arrested at her Amsterdam residence, detained and interrogated by the Amsterdam Police (Politie Amsterdam - Amstelland (RPAA) District 5 Wijkteam Houtmankade and Wijkteam Meer en Vaart). On May 6, 2015 in criminal case #13/706174-13 of the Rechtbank Amsterdam, Efthimia Dilpizoglou was convicted of Criminal Defamation and was given a conditional sentence of one month in prison. Presiding over the case were mr. F. Salomon, mrs. E.M.M. Gabel and R. H. Mulderije.
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