National Stolen Property Act

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National Stolen Property Act

The National Stolen Property Act ("NSPA") prohibits the transportation in interstate commerce of "any goods, wares, securities or money" valued at $5,000 or more and known to be stolen or fraudulently obtained.FN60 This statute has been applied to various computer-related crimes, including fraudulent computerized transfers of funds.FN61 Computer software is not "goods" or "wares" under the NSPA if the programs are solely in an intangible form.FN62 However, theft of tangible computer hardware is protected by the NSPA, because such are "goods" and "wares."FN63

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