Mike Robinson

Director of Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA

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Director of Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA, heading a team of undercover investigators that track movie pirates; former official at the Transportation Security Administration

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Images of the raids on illegal DVD-copying labs, courtesy of the MPAA.

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