The United States Court has sentenced a Russian, Sergey Medvedev and a North Macedonian, Marko Leopard to prison for their roles in a vast cyber crime operation.
According to a Justice Department statement, Medvedev and Leopard, were sentenced to ten and five years respectively,
Both had previously pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy in federal court in Nevada.
Medvedev, arrested in Thailand in 2018, co-founded the “Infraud Organization,” a marketplace for “counterfeit documents, stolen bank account and credit account information, and stolen personal identifying information,” authorities said.
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Under the slogan “In Fraud We Trust,” the network — which had more than 10,000 members at its peak — was one of the top places to buy stolen information, leading to losses of more than $568 million.
Leopard joined the network in 2011 and hosted websites for Infraud members who wished to sell illegal goods and services online, authorities said.
“Today’s sentences should serve as a warning to any web host who willingly looks the other way for a quick buck — and that the United States will hold these bad actors accountable, even when they operate behind a computer screen halfway across the world,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas McQuaid said.
(AFP)
