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This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page navigation from related articles; suggestions are available. (February 2009) Main page Contents Donald Best is a former Detective Sergeant with the Toronto Police who is probably the most notable (or notorious) deep-cover piracy Featured content investigator in . Starting in the mid-1990s, he was the primary investigator in over a hundred anti-pirate decryption actions launched by Current events companies Bell ExpressVu (now called Bell TV) and DirecTV and manufacturer NDS Group (Formerly News Datacom, Random article NDC). search His evidence was used in the precedent-setting case "Bell Express Vu Limited Partnership (Appellant) and Richard Rex, Can-Am et al (Respondent)"[1]

Best's undercover methods have been extensively criticized in online postings and discussion forums by satellite dealers who have been the subject Go Search of his cases. His use of Anton Piller search warrants at dealers' homes has been a focus of complaints but the courts have never rejected any of his interaction searches. However, according to an message forum, at least one unknown judge has called into question his methods and reputation. About Wikipedia During the year 2001 while working as an undercover investigator for satellite television smart card maker NDS/News Datacom, Donald Best became Community portal one of a hundred sub-dealers of a major satellite pirate named Marty Mullen in London, Ontario Canada. Best became close friends with Marty Recent changes Mullen for a year and later testified at Mullen's 2004 trial in Tampa, Florida. Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia At that trial, Marty Mullen received the most severe sentence for satellite piracy recorded in the : seven years with no parole and a Help restitution order to pay DirecTV and smart card provider NDS Ltd. US$24 million in restitution.[2] toolbox Background Of Donald Best [edit] What links here Related changes Little is known of Donald Best's background prior to his service with the Toronto Police. Each of Best's Anton Piller applications and affidavits lists Upload file Special pages details of his police experience. According to his affidavits when he left the police in 1990 he held the rank for Detective (Sergeant) and was an Printable version internal investigator on the staff of a Deputy Chief "Assigned to investigate internal matters, including internal audits and budget matters (1987-1990)" Permanent link He is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Cite this page At Marty Mullen's Florida trial, Best testified that he left the police service to take over the family business because of the death of his father. It is known that he developed some condominium projects in Barrie, Canada during the late 1980s and early 1990s when he owned a commercial flooring company in that city. Best has not surfaced as an investigator since the Marty Mullen case and it is rumored on satellite piracy chat groups that he retired from undercover work to devote himself to his investments.

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1. ^ EUGENE MEEHAN, Q.C. SUPREME COURT LAW - Case Studies & Precedents 2. ^ DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years

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