Un numar de 37 de persoane din Moldova şi Rusia, sunt acuzaţi de fraudă bancară,
piraterie informatică, spălare de bani şi utilizarea documentelor de
identitate false. Cei 37 de acuzaţi, dintre care şapte tineri din
Moldova, cu vârstele cuprinse între 19 şi 21 de ani, au sustras de pe
diferite conturi bancare peste trei milioane de dolari americani. Operaţiunile ilegale constau în acesarea
conturi bancare folosindu-se de virus electronic numit
"Zeus". Cu ajutorul acestuia, hackerii controlau din
calculator prin internet acele conturi până aflau toate datele bancare, parole şi alte date
financiare ale victimelor.
Ulterior se sustrăgeau banii, care erau transferaţi pe conturile deschise de
către alti complici. Conturile respective se deschideau
atât in numelepersonal, cât şi pe alte nume, utilizand documentelor false. Daca sunt gasiti vinovati acesttia risca pana la 20 de ani de inchisoare.
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; CYRUS R. VANCE, JR., the District Attorney for New York County ("DANY"); JANICE K. FEDARCYK, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); RAYMOND W. KELLY, the Police Commissioner for the City of New York; CHRISTOPHER PAUL, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service ("DSS"); JAMES T. HAYES, JR., Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigation ("HSI"); and BRIAN G. PARR, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service ("USSS"), announced charges against 37 defendants, in 21 separate cases, for their roles in global bank fraud schemes that allegedly used hundreds of false-name bank accounts to steal over $3 million from dozens of U.S. accounts that were compromised by malware attacks.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney PREET BHARARA said: "The
digital age brings with it many benefits, but also many
challenges for law enforcement and our financial institutions.
As today's arrests show, the modern, high-tech bank heist does
not require a gun, a mask, a note, or a getaway car. It requires
only the Internet and ingenuity. And it can be accomplished in
the blink of an eye, with just a click of the mouse. But today's
coordinated operation demonstrates that these 21st century bank
robbers are not completely anonymous; they are not invulnerable.
Working with our colleagues here and abroad, we will continue to
attack this threat, and bring cyber criminals to justice."
District Attorney CYRUS VANCE, JR. said: "This advanced
cybercrime ring is a disturbing example of organized crime in the
21st century—high tech and widespread. The 36 defendants
indicted by our office stole from ordinary citizens and
businesses using keyboards—not a gun. The far-reaching results
of this investigation to date represent what people deserve:
successful cooperation between city, state, federal, and foreign
law enforcement officials, who worked together for a common
goal—to identify and prosecute individuals who commit fraud
against New Yorkers and the rest of the nation."
FBI personnel during processing
Photo Credit: J. Peter Donald, FBI
FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge JANICE K. FEDARCYK
stated: "The Zeus Trojan allegedly allowed the hackers, from
thousands of miles away, to get their hands on other peoples'
money—with far less exertion than a safecracker or a bank
robber. But their scheme didn't eliminate risk. Like the money
mules, many, if not all, will end up behind bars."
NYPD Commissioner RAYMOND W. KELLY said: "After NYPD
detectives entered a Bronx bank in February to investigate a
suspicious $44,000 withdrawal, it soon became evident that it was
just the tip of an international iceberg. I want to commend
those detectives and our federal partners for coming to the
rescue of unwitting depositors who were put at risk in this
latest form of transnational thievery."
DSS Special Agent-in-Charge CHRISTOPHER PAUL said: "The
charges announced today send a strong message: Diplomatic
Security is committed to collaborating with our law enforcement
partners to make sure that those who commit fraud face
consequences for their criminal actions. Diplomatic Security's
strong relationship with the U.S. Attorney's Office and other law
agencies around the world continues to be essential
in the pursuit of justice."
Left to right: United
States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara,
District Attorney for New York County Cyrus Vance, Jr., Assistant
Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Office Janice K. Fedarcyk, and
FBI Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Austin Berglas
Photo Credit: Rebecca Callahan, FBI
HSI Special Agent-in-Charge JAMES T. HAYES, JR., said:
"Protecting our nation's financial infrastructure is a primary
mission for HSI and the El Dorado Task Force. We will continue
to work with our law enforcement partners to identify and disrupt
these international organizations."
USSS Special Agent-in-Charge BRIAN G. PARR said: "As
the incidence of transnational cybercrimes continues to rise, the
Secret Service remains actively engaged in fighting this type of
illegal activity. The results of this investigation clearly
demonstrate how the Secret Service is forging strong partnerships
with other law enforcement agencies, successfully combating
cyberfraud, and bringing high-tech perpetrators to justice."
According to Complaints unsealed today in Manhattan
federal court, the cyber-attacks began in Eastern Europe, and
included the use of a malware known as the "Zeus Trojan," which
was typically sent as an apparently-benign e-mail to computers at
small businesses and municipalities in the United States. Once
the email was opened, the malware embedded itself in the victims’
computers, and recorded their keystrokes—including their
account numbers, passwords, and other vital security codes—as
they logged into their bank accounts online. The hackers
responsible for the malware then used the stolen account
information to take over the victims’ bank accounts, and made
unauthorized transfers of thousands of dollars at a time to
receiving accounts controlled by the co-conspirators.
These receiving accounts were set up by a "money mule
organization" responsible for retrieving the proceeds of the
malware attacks and transporting or transferring the stolen money
overseas. To carry out the scheme, the money mule organization
recruited individuals who had entered the United States on
student visas, providing them with fake foreign passports, and
instructing them to open false-name accounts at U.S. banks. Once
these false-name accounts were successfully opened and received
the stolen funds from the accounts compromised by the malware
attacks, the "mules" were instructed to transfer the proceeds to
other accounts, most of which were overseas, or to withdraw the
proceeds and transport them overseas as smuggled bulk cash.
The defendants charged in Manhattan federal court
include managers of and recruiters for the money mule
organization, an individual who obtained the false foreign
passports for the mules, and money mules.
As part of the coordinated takedown earlier today,
federal and local law enforcement officers arrested 10 of the
defendants. Another 10 were previously arrested. The defendants
taken into custody in New York today are expected to be presented
in Manhattan federal court later this afternoon. Seventeen
defendants are still being sought here and abroad.
The Cases
The cases announced today are described in greater
detail below. The charges against each defendant and the
corresponding maximum potential penalties are below.
United States v. Artem Tsygankov, et al.
Four defendants are charged in a Complaint with one
count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of
conspiracy to possess false identification documents. In
addition, two of the defendants—MAXIM PANFEROV and KRISTINA
IZVEKOVA—are each charged with one count of false use of
passports.
According to the Complaint, the defendants are Russian
nationals who were members of the money mule organization that
was responsible for retrieving the proceeds of the Zeus Trojan
virus attack and transporting or transferring the money overseas.
The Complaint alleges that ARTEM TSYGANKOV was a leader of the
mule organization, who recruited mules and managed their
activities, such as instructing the mules to withdraw the
proceeds of fraudulent wire transfers to the mules’ accounts.
SOFIA DIKOVA is alleged to have been both the
individual who obtained the fake passports for the mule
organization and also served herself as a mule. DIKOVA opened at
least one account at Chase Bank into which $14,500 was wired from
a victim’s account at Total Bank and from which DIKOVA withdrew
over $12,000. A false Yugoslavian passport for an individual
named "Vesna Jelkovic," but which bore DIKOVA’s photograph, was
intercepted at Newark Liberty International Airport by agents
with the Department of Homeland Security in a shipment of false
passports in January 2010.
The Complaint further alleges that MAXIM PANFEROV and
KRISTINA IZVEKOVA were two mules in the same mule organization.
PANFEROV allegedly opened at least four accounts at TD Bank with
false foreign passports under the aliases "Vytautus Norkes,"
"Arturas Nastajus," "Maxim Demis," and "Andris Porkes," into
which nearly $30,000 was wired fraudulently and from which
PANFEROV withdrew approximately $23,000.
United States v. Artem Semenov, et al.
Four defendants are charged in a Complaint with one
count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of
conspiracy to possess false identification documents. In
addition, two of the defendants—ARTEM SEMENOV and ALMIRA
RAKMATULINA—are each charged with one count of false use of
passports.
According to the Complaint, ARTEM SEMENOV, ALMIRA
RAKMATULINA, and JULIA SHPIRKO are Russian nationals who all
applied for and received J1 Visas to enter the United States.
SEMENOV received a J1 visa in 2009 that was valid until September
30, 2009, but has not left the United States. RAKMATULINA and
SHPIRKO received visas that were valid from May 2010 through
October 1, 2010.
As alleged in the Complaint, ARTEM SEMENOV is an
experienced money mule who recruited RAKMATULINA and SHPIRKO to
be mules and thereafter managed their activities by, among other
things, transporting them between banks to withdraw money that
had been fraudulently transferred into their accounts. According
to the Complaint, SEMENOV was arrested in December 2009 by the
New York City Police Department while attempting to open an
account in a false name at a Bank of America Branch in Manhattan.
Following his arraignment on state charges of identity
theft and possession of a forged instrument, SEMENOV was released
on bail, absconded, and, just four days later, opened an account
under a different false name at another bank. The Complaint
alleges that SEMENOV opened at least seven accounts at TD Bank
and Bank of America under at least six aliases: "Valentin
Kulakov," "Alexey Michinnik," "Arvind Shah," "Fred Teschemacher,"
"Tokin Waaran," and "David Warren." According to the Complaint,
approximately $70,000 from the accounts of five different victims
was fraudulently wired into the accounts SEMENOV opened, out of
which SEMENOV withdrew at least $28,000 before the accounts were
closed by the banks.
According to the Complaint, RAKMATULINA and SHPIRKO
were recruited by SEMENOV. RAKMATULINA has allegedly opened four
accounts under two different aliases, into which approximately
$30,000 from the accounts of two different victims was
fraudulently transferred and from which RAKMATULINA succeeded in withdrawing
approximately $20,000.
United States v. Maxim Miroshnichenko, et al.
MAXIM MIROSHNICHENKO and JULIA SIDORENKO are charged in
a Complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and
one count of conspiracy to possess false identification
documents. In addition, SIDORENKO is charged with one count of
false use of passports.
According to the Complaint, MIROSHNICHENKO and
SIDORENKO are Russian nationals who were recruited to join a
money mule organization that had over two dozen participants and
had contacts with computer hackers and individuals who could
provide fake passports. MIROSHNICHENKO has allegedly opened at
least five accounts under his own name and under the alias "Petr
Iankov" at TD Bank, Chase Bank, Bank of America, and Wachovia, as
well as four accounts under two different aliases, into which
approximately $12,000 was fraudulently wired from the account of
one victim and from which the same amount was withdrawn.
SIDORENKO allegedly opened eight accounts at the same four banks
under the names "Mariana Fedorova" and "Svetlana Kapralova."
United States v. Marina Oprea, et al.
Four defendants are charged in a Complaint with one
count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of
conspiracy to possess false identification documents.
According to the complaint, the four
defendants—MARINA OPREA, CATALINA CORTAC, ION VOLOSCIUC, and LILIAN ADAM
are all citizens from the Republic of Moldova who spent the past
summer in the United States. While here, they
were all recruited
into the same money mule organization. OPREA
allegedly opened at
least six accounts under her own name, under
two aliases, and
under the business name "Marina Trade Center
LLC," into which
over $250,000 from four victims, including a
municipality in New
Jersey, was fraudulently deposited, and from
which approximately
$15,000 was successfully withdrawn. CORTAC
allegedly opened at
least four accounts under her own name and
under two aliases,
into which approximately $14,570 was
fraudulently wired from a
victim’s bank account, and from which
approximately $10,000 was
withdrawn. VOLOSCIUC allegedly opened at least
four accounts
under his own name and under two aliases, into
which
approximately $14,700 was fraudulently wired
from a victim’s bank
account, and from which approximately $14,676
was withdrawn.
ADAM allegedly opened at least three accounts
under his own name
and under one alias, into which approximately
$14,620 was
fraudulently
wired from a victim’s bank account, and from
which
approximately $7,900 was withdrawn.
United States v. Kristina Svechinskaya, et al.
KRISTINA SVECHINSKAYA and STANISLAV RASTORGUEV are
charged in a Complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit
bank fraud and one count of false use of passports.
According to the Complaint, SVECHINSKAYA and RASTORGUEV
are Russian nationals who were recruited to join a mule
organization that had over two dozen participants and had
contacts with computer hackers and individuals who could provide
fake passports. SVECHINSKAYA has allegedly opened at least five
accounts under her own name and under the aliases "Anastasia
Opokina" and "Svetlana Makarova" at Bank of America and Wachovia,
into which over $35,000 was fraudulently deposited, affecting
three victims, and from which approximately $11,000 was
successfully withdrawn. RASTORGUEV has allegedly opened at least
two accounts under the alias "Petr Rubashkin" at Bank of America
and J.P. Morgan Chase, into which over $38,000 was fraudulently
deposited, from two victims, and from which approximately $15,500
was successfully withdrawn.
United States v. Margarita Pakhomova
MARGARITA PAKHOMOVA is charged in a Complaint with one
count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of false
use of passports.
According to the Complaint, PAKHOMOVA is a Russian
national who was recruited to join a mule organization that had
over two dozen participants and had contacts with computer
hackers and individuals who could provide fake passports.
PAKHOMOVA has allegedly opened at least eleven accounts under the
aliases "Ritta Kostos," "Ritta Brown," "Elena Fillimonova," and
"Alla Borisova" at TD Bank, Bank of America, and Wachovia, into
which over $80,000 was fraudulently deposited, from eight
victims, and from which approximately $54,700 was successfully
withdrawn.
United States v. Ilya Karasev
ILYA KARASEV is charged in a Complaint with one count
of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to
possess false identification documents, and one count of false
use of passports.
According to the Complaint, KARASEV is a Russian
national who was recruited to join a money mule organization that
had over two dozen participants and had contacts with computer
hackers and individuals who could provide fake passports.
KARASEV has allegedly opened at least nine accounts under the
aliases "Goran Dobric," "Alexis Herris," "Fransoise Lewenstadd,"
"Fortune Binot," and "Diman Karasev" at TD Bank, Bank of America,
and J.P. Morgan Chase, into which over $80,000 was fraudulently
deposited, affecting seven victims, and from which approximately
$56,100 was successfully withdrawn.
United States v. Marina Misyura
MARINA MISYURA is charged in a Complaint with one count
of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to
possess false identification documents, and one count of false
use of passports.
According to the Complaint, MISYURA is a Russian
national who was recruited to join a money mule organization that
had over two dozen participants and had contacts with computer
hackers and individuals who could provide fake passports.
MISYURA has allegedly opened at least four accounts under the
aliases "Sibilla Moller," "Valeri Puigrinier" and "Ana Tiraksa"
at TD Bank and Bank of America, into which over $21,000 was
fraudulently deposited, from two victims, and from which
approximately $20,400 was successfully withdrawn.
United States v. Nikolai Garifulin, et al.
NIKOLAI GARIFULIN and DMITRY SAPRUNOV are charged in a
Complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. In
addition, SAPRUNOV is charged with one count of false use of
passports.
According to the Complaint, GARIFULIN and SAPRUNOV are
Russian nationals who were recruited to join a money mule
organization that had over two dozen participants and had
contacts with computer hackers and individuals who could provide
fake passports. GARIFULIN, who is also known as “Robert,” has,
among other things, allegedly been involving in transporting
approximately $150,000 from the United States to Russia to pay
these computer hackers. SAPRUNOV has allegedly opened at least
four accounts under the aliases "Lean Marc Garrot" and "Bazil
Kozloff" at TD Bank and Bank of America, into which over $38,000
was fraudulently deposited, from four victims, and from which
approximately $13,940 was successfully withdrawn.
United States v. Dorin Codreanu
DORIN CODREANU is charged in a one-count Complaint with
conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to the Complaint, CODREANU is a Moldovan
national who is a money mule who also recruited and managed other
mules. As alleged in the Complaint, CODREANU recruited two mules
into the organization, explaining, among other things, that mules
keep ten percent of the money they withdraw. CODREANU also
provided the mules with fake foreign passports. In addition,
CODREANU opened at least two accounts in connection with the mule
organization, including an account in the fake business name of
"Key Marius Import LLC."
United States v. Victoria Opinca, et al.
VICTORIA OPINCA and ALINA TURUTA are charged in a
Complaint with one count of bank fraud.
According to the Complaint, OPINCA and
TURUTA are
Moldovan nationals who were money mules.
OPINCA allegedly opened
at least five accounts at three different
banks and received
approximately $25,000 in fraudulent wire
transfers. TURUTA
allegedly opened at least four accounts at
three different banks
and received approximately $12,380 in
fraudulent wire transfers.
United States v. Alexander Kireev
ALEXANDER KIREEV is charged in a Complaint with one
count of money laundering.
According to the Complaint, KIREEV is a money mule who
opened three accounts at three different banks, into which over
$100,000 in fraudulent wire transfers were deposited from the
accounts of four victims, including a municipal entity in
Massachusetts.
United States v. Kasum Adigyuzelov
KASUM ADIGYUZELOV is charged in a Complaint with one
count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of
transferring false identification documents.
According to the Complaint, ADIGYUZELOV is a Russian
national who recruited and managed money mules. Among other
things, ADIGYUZELOV is alleged to have placed advertisements on a
Russian language websites seeking students with a J-1 visa; described
the money mules’ role to prospective mules; obtained
fake passports for the mules; and driven the mules to and from
banks to withdraw the proceeds of fraudulent wire transfers.
United States v. Sabina Rafikova
SABINA RAFIKOVA is charged in a Complaint with one
count of bank fraud, one count of production of false
identification documents, and one count of possession of false
immigration documents.
According to the Complaint, RAFIKOVA is a Russian
national and money mule who initially arrived in the United
States on a J1 visa. RAFIKOVA alleged opened three accounts at
two different banks using two fake identities and received
approximately $25,000 in fraudulent wire transfers.
United States v. Konstantin Akobirov
KONSTANTIN AKOBIROV is charged in a Complaint with one
count of bank fraud and with one count of false use of a
passport.
According to the Complaint, AKOBIROV is a money mule
who, using a false name, opened three accounts at three different
banks into one of which approximately $14,150 was fraudulently
transferred.
United States v. Adel Gataullin
ADEL GATAULLIN is charged in a Complaint with one count
of bank fraud, one count of possession of false identification
documents and one count of false use of passports.
According to the Complaint, GATAULLIN is a Russian
national who allegedly opened eight accounts at three different
banks using five aliases. In January 2010, the account held by a
hospital at a California bank was compromised, resulting in wire
transfers of a total of approximately $130,000 being send to
various accounts, including approximately $35,000 which was
transferred to three of the accounts opened by GATAULLIN.
United States v. Ruslan Kovtanyuk
RUSLAN KOVTANYUK is charged in a Complaint with one
count of bank fraud and one count of false use of passports.
According
to the Complaint, KOVTANYUK is a Russian
national who was both a money mule and a manager of other mules.
KOVTANYUK allegedly opened at least six accounts at four
different banks using three aliases, into which a total of
approximately $86,000 in fraudulent wire transfers were
deposited.
United States v. Yulia Klepikova, et al.
YULIA KLEPIKOVA and NATALIA DEMINA are charged in a
Complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and
one count of conspiracy to possess false identification
documents. In addition, KLEPIKOVA is charged with one count of
false use of passports.
According to the Complaint, KLEPIKOVA and DEMINA are
Russian nationals who were recruited into a money mule
organization. KLEPIKOVA allegedly opened at least seven accounts
at two different banks using five aliases, into which a total of
approximately $42,375 in fraudulent wire transfers were
deposited. DEMINA allegedly opened at least four accounts at two
different banks using five aliases, into which a total of
approximately $28,000 in fraudulent wire transfers were
deposited.
United States v. Alexandr Sorokin
ALEXANDR SOROKIN is charged in a one-count Information
with money laundering.
According to a previously-filed Complaint, in the early
fall of 2009, SOROKIN, a Russian national, was recruited online
to be a money mule. He thereafter opened an account in the name
“Ashwin Patel,” into which a wire transfer of $8,000 was
fraudulently deposited.
United States v. Alexander Fedorov
ALEXANDER FEDOROV is charged in a one-count Information
with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to a previously-filed Complaint, FEDOROV is a
Russian national who was based in Los Angeles, California, where
he coordinated the activities of money mules through Russian
social networking websites.
United States v. Anton Yuferitsyn
ANTON YUFERITSYN is charged in a one-count Information
with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to a previously-filed Complaint, YUFERITSYN
is a Russian national who managed at least one other money mule.
United States v. Jamal Beyrouti, et al.
Three defendants are charged in a Complaint with one
count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of
conspiracy to launder the proceeds of wire fraud.
According to the Complaint, the defendants were members
of a money mule organization that was responsible for retrieving
the proceeds of breaches of brokerage accounts at E*Trade
Financial Corporation and TD Ameritrade, Inc., that had been
electronically breached. One or more hackers either executed
unauthorized sales of securities in the hacked accounts, linked
the hacked accounts to shell company accounts, then transferred
funds from the sale of securities to the shell accounts, or
directly transferred cash in the hacked accounts to shell
accounts. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the victim
account holders experienced continuous calls to the phone numbers
registered with their account profiles that, when picked up, were
either silent or played a recorded message to prevent the
brokerage firms from confirming the transactions.
According to the Complaint, JAMAL BEYROUTI, LORENZO
BABBO, and VINCENZO VITELLO, each opened accounts in the name of
shell companies that received the funds from certain of the
hacked accounts. In total, the defendants’ shell accounts
received approximately $1.2 million in stolen funds. The
defendants then directly wire transferred the funds to bank
accounts located in Asia or through other accounts they
controlled. They also withdrew a portion of the funds through
ATMs in the New York City area.
Today's takedown is the culmination of a year-long
investigation conducted by the United States Attorney's Office
for the Southern District of New York, the New York County
District Attorney's Office, the FBI, the NYPD, the Department of
State Diplomatic Security Service, HSI, and USSS.
Mr. BHARARA thanked all of the law enforcement agencies
involved in the investigation for their outstanding work. Mr.
BHARARA also thanked Bank of America, TD Bank, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, Wachovia, and HSBC Bank for their assistance in the
investigation. He added that the investigation is continuing.
The investigation and prosecution of these cases is
being overseen by the Office's Complex Frauds Unit, which handles
the Office’s cybercrime enforcement efforts. The cases are being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys JOSEPH P. FACCIPONTI,
ANDREW BAUER, SARAH LAI, THOMAS G.A. BROWN, and JUSTIN ANDERSON.
The charges contained in the various
charging
instruments discussed above are merely
accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until
proven guilty.
United States v. Artem Tsygankov, et al. (10 Mag. 2126)
| Defendant |
Age |
| ARTEM TSYGANKOV |
22 |
| SOFIA DIKOVA |
20 |
| MAXIM PANFEROV |
23 |
| KRISTINA IZVEKOVA |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
ARTEM TSYGANKOV, SOFIA DIKOVA, MAXIM PANFEROV, KRISTINA IZVEKOVA |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Possess False Identification Documents |
ARTEM TSYGANKOV, SOFIA DIKOVA, MAXIM PANFEROV, KRISTINA IZVEKOVA |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
False Use of Passport |
MAXIM PANFEROV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 4 |
False Use of Passport |
KRISTINA IZVEKOVA |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Artem Semenov, et al. (10 Mag. 2154)
| Defendant |
Age |
| ARTEM SEMENOV |
23 |
| ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA |
20 |
| JULIA SHPIRKO |
20 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
ARTEM SEMENOV ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA JULIA SHPIRKO |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Possess False Identification Documents |
ARTEM SEMENOV ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA JULIA SHPIRKO |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
False Use of Passport |
ARTEM SEMENOV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 4 |
False Use of Passport |
ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Maxim Miroshnichenko, et al. (10 Mag. 2141)
| Defendant |
Age |
| MAXIM MIROSHNICHENKO |
22 |
| JULIA SIDORENKO |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
MAXIM MIROSHNICHENKO JULIA SIDORENKO |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Possess False Identification Documents |
MAXIM MIROSHNICHENKO JULIA SIDORENKO |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
False Use of Passport |
JULIA SIDORENKO |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Marina Oprea (10 Mag. 2142)
| Defendant |
Age |
| MARINA OPREA |
20 |
| CATALINA CORTAC |
21 |
| ION VOLOSCIUC |
19 |
| LILIAN ADAM |
21 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
MARINA OPREA CATALINA CORTAC ION VOLOSCIUC LILIAN ADAM |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Possess False Identification Documents |
MARINA OPREA CATALINA CORTAC ION VOLOSCIUC LILIAN ADAM |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Kristina Svechinskaya, et al. (10 Mag. 2137)
| Defendant |
Age |
| KRISTINA SVECHINSKAYA |
21 |
| STANISLAV RASTORGUEV |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
KRISTINA SVECHINSKAYA, STANISLAV RASTORGUEV |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
False Use of Passport |
KRISTINA SVECHINSKAYA, STANISLAV RASTORGUEV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Margarita Pakhomova (10 Mag. 2136)
| Defendant |
Age |
| MARGARITA PAKHOMOVA |
21 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendant |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
MARGARITA PAKHOMOVA |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
False Use of Passport |
MARGARITA PAKHOMOVA |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Ilya Karasev (10 Mag. 2127)
| Defendant |
Age |
| ILYA KARASEV |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
ILYA KARASEV |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Possess False Identification Documents |
ILYA KARASEV |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
False Use of Passport |
ILYA KARASEV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Marina Misyura (10 Mag. 2125)
| Defendant |
Age |
| MARINA MISYURA |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendant |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
MARINA MISYURA |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
False Use of Passport |
MARINA MISYURA |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Nikolai Garifulin, et al. (10 Mag. 2138)
| Defendant |
Age |
| NIKOLAI GARIFULIN |
21 |
| DMITRY SAPRUNOV |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendant(s) |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
NIKOLAI GARIFULIN, DMITRY SAPRUNOV |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
False Use of Passport |
DMITRY SAPRUNOV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Dorin Codreanu (10 Mag. 2152)
| Defendant |
Age |
| DORIN CODREANU |
21 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
DORIN CODREANU |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Victoria Opinca, et al. (10 Mag. 2153)
| Defendant |
Age |
| VICTORIA OPINCA |
21 |
| ALINA TURUTA |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
VICTORIA OPINCA ALINA TURUTA |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Alexander Kireev (10 Mag. 1356)
| Defendant |
Age |
| ALEXANDER KIREEV |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Money Laundering |
ALEXANDER KIREEV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, or twice the amount laundered; and restitution |
United States v. Kasum Adigyuzelov (10 Mag. 1622)
| Defendant |
Age |
| KASUM ADIGYUZELOV |
25 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
KASUM ADIGYUZELOV |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Transfer of False Identification Documents |
KASUM ADIGYUZELOV |
Five years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Sabina Rafikova (10 Mag. 1623)
| Defendant |
Age |
| SABINA RAFIKOVA |
23 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Bank Fraud |
SABINA RAFIKOVA |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Production of False Identification Documents |
SABINA RAFIKOVA |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
Possession of False Immigration Documents |
SABINA RAFIKOVA |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Konstantin Akobirov (10 Mag. 1659)
| Defendant |
Age |
| KONSTANTIN AKOBIROV |
25 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Bank Fraud |
KONSTANTIN AKOBIROV |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
False Use of Passport |
KONSTANTIN AKOBIROV |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Adel Gataullin (10 Mag. 1680)
| Defendant |
Age |
| ADEL GATAULLIN |
22 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Bank Fraud |
ADEL GATAULLIN |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Production of False Identification Documents |
ADEL GATAULLIN |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
False Use of Passport |
ADEL GATAULLIN |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Ruslan Kovtanyuk (10 Mag. 1827)
| Defendant |
Age |
| RUSLAN KOVTANYUK |
24 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Bank Fraud |
RUSLAN KOVTANYUK |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
False Use of Passport |
RUSLAN KOVTANYUK |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Yulia Klepikova, et al. (10 Mag. 1753)
| Defendant |
Age |
| YULIA KLEPIKOVA |
22 |
| NATALIA DEMINA |
23 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud |
YULIA KLEPIKOVA NATALIA DEMINA |
30 years in prison; fine of $1,000,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Produce False Identification Documents |
YULIA KLEPIKOVA NATALIA DEMINA |
15 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 3 |
False Use of Passport |
YULIA KLEPIKOVA |
10 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
United States v. Alexandr Sorokin (10 Cr. 437 (RWS))
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Money Laundering |
ALEXANDR SOROKIN |
20 years in prison; fine of $500,000 or twice the amount laundered; and restitution |
On June 16, 2010, ALEXANDR SOROKIN pled
guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to a one-count Information
charging him with money laundering. SOROKIN is scheduled to be
sentenced by U.S. District Judge ROBERT W. SWEET on October 4, 2010.
United States v. Alexander Fedorov (10 Cr. 873 (KTD))
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Money Laundering |
ALEXANDER FEDOROV |
20 years in prison; fine of $500,000 or twice the amount laundered; andrestitution |
On September 27, 2010, ALEXANDER FEDOROV
pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to a one-count Information
charging him with money laundering. FEDOROV is scheduled to be
sentenced by U.S. District Judge THOMAS K. DUFFY on January 5, 2011.
United States v. Anton Yuferitsyn (10 Cr. 134 (JGK))
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Money Laundering |
ANTON YUFERITSYN |
20 years in prison; fine of $500,000 or twice the amount laundered; and restitution |
On February 19, 2010, ANTON YUFERITSYN
pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to a one-count Information
charging him with money laundering. On June 25, 2010, U.S. District
Judge JOHN G. KOELTL sentenced ANTON YUFERITSYN to a term of
imprisonment of 10 months and to pay $38,413 in restitution.
United States v. Jamal Beyrouti et al. (10 Mag. 2134)
| Defendant |
Age |
| JAMAL BEYROUTI |
53 |
| LORENZO BABBO |
20 |
| VINCENZO VITELLO |
29 |
| Ct |
Charge |
Defendants |
Maximum Penalties |
| 1 |
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud |
JAMAL BEYROUTI LORENZO BABBO VINCENZO VITELLO |
20 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
| 2 |
Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering |
JAMAL BEYROUTI LORENZO BABBO VINCENZO VITELLO |
20 years in prison; fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss; and restitution |
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