US charges dozens in extensive cyberfraud global racket

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US charges dozens in extensive cyberfraud global syndicate

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by Joseph Earnest February 7, 2018

Newscast Media WASHINGTON—The Justice Department says it has charged 36 people for their alleged involvement in running a global cybercrime service responsible for more than $530 million of losses to consumers, businesses, and financial institutions.

On February 7, the Justice Department said federal and international law enforcement authorities arrested 13 defendants from the United States and six other countries -- Australia, Britain, France, Italy, Kosovo, and Serbia.

They included Svyatoslav Bondarenko, a 34-year-old Ukrainian accused of having created the Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise known as the Infraud Organization in October 2010.

Operating under the slogan "In Fraud We Trust," members of the Infraud Organization used an online forum to purchase, sell, and disseminate stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards, and financial and banking information, the statement said.

"Today’s indictment and arrests mark one of the largest cyberfraud enterprise prosecutions ever undertaken by the Department of Justice," said Acting Assistant Attorney General John Cronan.

“Infraud operated like a business to facilitate cyberfraud on a global scale," he also said, adding that its members intended to cause losses estimated at more than $2.2 billion.

Over the course of Infraud’s seven-year history, Infraud’s nearly 11,000 members are believed to have targeted more than 4.3 million credit cards, debit cards, and bank accounts around the world.

The suspects face charges that include identity theft, bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.

The defendants indicted for their alleged roles in the Infraud Organization's transitional racketeering conspiracy include:

Svyatoslav Bondarkeno of Ukraine;
Amjad Ali aka “Amjad Ali Chaudary,” aka “RedruMZ,” aka “Amjad Chaudary,” 35, of Pakistan;
Roland Patrick N’Djimbi Tchikaya aka “Darker,” aka “dark3r.cvv,” 37, of France;
Miroslav Kovacevic aka “Goldjunge,” 32, of Serbia;
Frederick Thomas aka “Mosto,” aka “1stunna,” aka “Bestssn,” 37, of Alabama;
Osama Abdelhamed aka “MrShrnofr,” aka “DrOsama,” aka “DrOsama1,” 27, of Egypt;
Besart Hoxha aka “Pizza,” 25, of Kosovo;
Raihan Ahmed aka “Chan,” aka “Cyber Hacker,” aka “Mae Tony,” aka “Tony,” 26, of Bangladesh;
Andrey Sergeevich Novak aka “Unicc,” aka “Faaxxx,” aka “Faxtrod” of the Russian Federation;
Valerian Chiochiu aka “Onassis,” aka “Flagler,” aka “Socrate,” aka “Eclessiastes,” 28, of Moldova;
John Doe #8 aka “Aimless88;”
Gennaro Fioretti aka “DannyLogort,” aka “Genny Fioretti,” 56, of Italy;
Edgar Rojas aka “Edgar Andres Viloria Rojas,” aka “Guapo,” aka “Guapo1988,” aka “Onlyshop,” 27, of Australia;
John Telusma aka “John Westley Telusma,” aka “Peterelliot,” aka “Pete,” aka “Pette,” 33, of Brooklyn, New York;
Rami Fawaz aka “Rami Imad Fawaz,” aka “Validshop,” aka “Th3d,” aka “Zatcher,” aka “Darkeyes,” 26, of Ivory Coast;
Muhammad Shiraz aka “Moviestar,” aka “Leslie” of Pakistan;
Jose Gamboa aka “Jose Gamboa-Soto,” aka “Rafael Garcia,” aka “Rafael101,” aka “Memberplex2006” aka “Knowledge,” 29, of Los Angeles, California;
Alexey Klimenko aka “Grandhost,” 34, of Ukraine;
Edward Lavoile aka “Eddie Lavoie,” aka “Skizo,” aka “Eddy Lavoile,” 29, of Canada;
Anthony Nnamdi Okeakpu aka “Aslike1,” aka “Aslike,” aka “Moneymafia,” aka “Shilonng,” 29, of the United Kingdom;
Pius Sushil Wilson aka “FDIC,” aka “TheRealGuru,” aka “TheRealGuruNYC,” aka “RealGuru,” aka “Po1son,” aka “1nfection,” aka “1nfected,” 31, of Flushing, New York;
Muhammad Khan aka “CoolJ2,” aka “CoolJ,” aka “Secureroot,” aka “Secureroot1,” aka “Secureroot2,” aka “Mohammed Khan,” 41, of Pakistan;
John Doe #7 aka “Muad’Dib;”
John Doe #1 aka “Carlitos,” aka “TonyMontana;”
David Jonathan Vargas aka “Cashmoneyinc,” aka “Avb,” aka “Poony,” aka “Renegade11,” aka “DvdSVrgs,” 33, of San Diego, California;
John Doe #2;
Marko Leopard aka “Leopardmk,” 28, of Macedonia;
John Doe #4 aka “Best4Best,” aka “Wazo,” aka “Modmod,” aka “Alone1,” aka“Shadow,” aka “Banderas,” aka “Banadoura;”
Liridon Musliu aka “Ccstore,” aka “Bowl,” aka “Hulk,” 26, of Kosovo;
John Doe #5 aka “Deputat,” aka “Zo0mer;”
Mena Mouries Abd El-Malak aka “Mina Morris,” aka “Source,” aka “Mena2341,” aka “MenaSex,” 34, of Egypt; and
John Doe #6 aka “Goldenshop,”aka “Malov.”

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