Roman Seleznev, 32, the boy of Russian Parliament fellow member Valery Seleznev, was arrested inwards 2014 piece attempting to board a flying inwards the Maldives, which sparked an international dispute betwixt American together with Russian authorities, who characterized the extradition equally a "kidnapping."
Prosecutors introduced bear witness from a corrupted laptop seized past times the government at the fourth dimension of his arrest. "I don't know of whatsoever representative that has allowed such outrageous behavior," said his lawyer, John Henry Browne.
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According to the Department of Justice, Seleznev, who likewise went past times the moniker 'Track2' online, was convicted inwards a Washington courtroom on Th of 38 charges related to stolen credit carte du jour details, which includes:
- Ten counts of Wire Fraud
- Nine counts of obtaining data from a Protected Computer
- Nine counts of possession of xv Unauthorized Devices
- Eight counts of Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer
- Two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft
The lists of stolen credit carte du jour numbers were together with then sold on diverse online "carding" websites. According to prosecutors, to a greater extent than than 3,700 businesses were striking past times the hacking attacks.
If convicted, Seleznev could appear to twoscore years inwards prison theatre for hacking into Seattle pizza shops, retailers together with U.S. businesses unopen to the public from 2008 to 2014 together with stealing millions of credit carte du jour details.
Seleznev faces a mandatory jail term of four years, together with volition hold upward sentenced on 2 December.
The US Justice Department said Seleznev "was prosecuted for his acquit non his nationality."
