 The case was originally named "Virgin Records America, Inc v. Thomas-Rasset".Jammie Thomas (born 1977), now Jammie Thomas-Rasset, is a Native American mother of four from Brainerd, Minnesota, and worked as a natural resources coordinator for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians.The RIAA sent Thomas a cease-and-desist letter and settlement offer in August 2005.