Russian citizen Sergei Medvedev admitted to the Nevada court of involvement in the transnational criminal organization Infraud Organization, reported US Department of Justice. The American authorities consider the Russian one of the leaders of the Infraud Organization, specializing in cybercrime.
“Sergei Medvedev, aka Stells, segmed, serjbear, 33, from the Russian Federation, pleaded guilty to a judge of the US District Court, James Mahan in Nevada. According to the indictment, the Infraud organization was created in October 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko, also known as Obnon, Rector and Helkern, 34, from Ukraine, ”the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.
According to the Justice Ministry, the Infraud Organization was involved in the acquisition, sale, and distribution of stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards. The damage from its activities, the American authorities estimated at $ 2.2 billion of alleged losses and more than $ 568 million as actual losses of financial institutions and individuals.
According to the indictment, a total of Sergei Medvedev faces up to 47 years in prison. Given the recognition of their guilt, the parties recommend a sentence of 10 years imprisonment. When the court makes a decision in the case, the message does not specify.
On the eve of June 26, another Russian – Alexei Burkov – was sentenced in the United States to nine years in prison also for cyber fraud. Earlier, he pleaded guilty. The prosecution, which requested a sentence of 15 years, believed that between 2008 and 2013, Mr. Burkov sold about 150 thousand data on an underground online resource Cardplanet. The total damage caused by the Russian and his accomplices is estimated at $ 21.4 million.
About the verdict – in the article “Kommersant” “Russian hacker repented of nine years.”
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