AI enforcement · Department of Justice

Michael Smith pleads guilty

Michael Smith · pleaded guilty · what the party did with AI. The newest step in this record is dated 19 Mar 2026.

The agency’s words

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Party
MICHAEL SMITH — North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence
AI
a scheme to create hundreds of thousands of songs with artificial intelligence and use automated programs called “bots” to stream the AI-generated songs billions of times — North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence
Alleged
The DOJ says: SMITH fraudulently obtained more than $10 million in royalty payments through his scheme. — North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence
Docket
The release names no docket number.

Every step

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  1. 4 Sep 2024 DOJ charges Michael Smith · charged announced the unsealing of a three-count criminal Indictment charging MICHAEL SMITH — North Carolina Musician Charged With Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence; date from the date field of the Justice Department’s record
  2. 19 Mar 2026 Michael Smith pleads guilty · pleaded guilty SMITH pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud — North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty To Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence; date from the date field of the Justice Department’s record

Cite this action

jesseahawkins.com, “Michael Smith: DOJ action that names AI”, AI enforcement record, release read 3 Nov 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/rules/enforcement/doj-michael-smith/

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