Mr. Kolupaev said he had worked both for legitimate companies that want to test their own security and for spammers who seek to infiltrate Web sites.
When Ms. Hollander pleaded guilty, she said she had at first believed she was working for a legitimate business that made appointments for models and clients.
The counselor, Tanya Hollander, 36, told a federal judge in Manhattan that at first, she believed she was working for "a legitimate business" that made appointments for models and clients.
Sergio, they said, had been working for a legitimate business as a real-estate agent, selling condominiums to Filipinos working temporarily in Malaysia.
And if a court orders that the software begin blocking copyright works, the market for legitimate material may quickly evaporate.
Many of the owners also had jobs in the legitimate economy drug selling seemed to be a complement to, rather than a substitute for, legitimate work.
Another important question raised through the day's testimony was whether Mr. Rajaratnam paid Mr. Kumar more than $1 million for legitimate work at the Galleon Group or for his confidential tips.
If we want people with past criminal involvement to support themselves and their families, pay their taxes and contribute to the economy, they need to be able to compete for legitimate work opportunities.
Dates were broken, debts left unpaid and assurances that she would look for legitimate work abandoned, but everything would be forgiven and forgotten at the next illusory glimmer of affection.
A limited number of employees have access to such information, for legitimate work purposes, and we enforce strict access protocols for those employees".
