United States Attorney

Southern District of New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 YUSILL SCRIBNER,
EDELI RIVERA,
JESSIE ERWIN
(212) 637-2600

DOS-DSS DANY
E.R. ANDERSON ERIN DUGGAN
(571) 345-2507 (212) 335-9400

USSS FBI
PEDRO ESCANDON JIM MARGOLIN,
(718) 840-1144 RICHARD KOLKO
(212) 384-2720, 2715
HSI
KHAALID WALLS NYPD
(646) 313-2716 PAUL BROWNE
(646) 610-8989

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES 37 DEFENDANTS INVOLVED

IN GLOBAL BANK FRAUD SCHEMES THAT USED "ZEUS TROJAN"

AND OTHER MALWARE TO STEAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM

U.S. BANK ACCOUNTS

Defendants Allegedly Compromised Dozens Of Accounts, And

Transferred More Than $3 Million In Stolen Funds To Hundreds Of

Accounts Opened Under False Identities

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 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

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enforcement agencies around the world continues to be essential

in the pursuit of justice."

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 email 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.

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 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 contained in charts

attached to this press release.

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

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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

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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

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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.

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 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.

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 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;

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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.

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 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.

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 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.

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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.

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 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.

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 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 ARTEM TSYGANKOV, 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank SOFIA DIKOVA, fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud MAXIM PANFEROV, twice the gross gain
KRISTINA IZVEKOVA or loss; and
restitution

2 Conspiracy to ARTEM TSYGANKOV, 15 years in prison;

Possess False SOFIA DIKOVA, fine of $250,000 or
Identification MAXIM PANFEROV, twice the gross gain
Documents KRISTINA IZVEKOVA or loss; and
restitution
3 False Use of MAXIM PANFEROV 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution
4 False Use of KRISTINA IZVEKOVA 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 ARTEM SEMENOV 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud JULIA SHPIRKO twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 Conspiracy to ARTEM SEMENOV 15 years in prison;

Possess False ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA fine of $250,000 or
Identification JULIA SHPIRKO twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution
3 False Use of ARTEM SEMENOV 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution
4 False Use of ALMIRA RAKHMATULINA 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 MAXIM MIROSHNICHENKO 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank JULIA SIDORENKO fine of $1,000,000
Fraud or twice the gross
gain or loss; and
restitution

2 Conspiracy to MAXIM MIROSHNICHENKO 15 years in prison;

Possess False JULIA SIDORENKO fine of $250,000 or
Identification twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution
3 False Use of JULIA SIDORENKO 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 MARINA OPREA 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank CATALINA CORTAC fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud ION VOLOSCIUC twice the gross gain
LILIAN ADAM or loss; and
restitution

2 Conspiracy to MARINA OPREA 15 years in prison;

Possess False CATALINA CORTAC fine of $250,000 or
Identification ION VOLOSCIUC twice the gross gain
Documents LILIAN ADAM or loss; and
restitution

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 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 KRISTINA 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank SVECHINSKAYA, fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud STANISLAV twice the gross gain
RASTORGUEV or loss; and
restitution

2 False Use of KRISTINA 10 years in prison;

Passport SVECHINSKAYA, fine of $250,000 or
STANISLAV twice the gross gain
RASTORGUEV or loss; and
restitution

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 United States v. Margarita Pakhomova (10 Mag. 2136)

Defendant Age
MARGARITA PAKHOMOVA 21

Ct Charge Defendant Maximum Penalties

1 Conspiracy to MARGARITA 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank PAKHOMOVA fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 False Use of MARGARITA 10 years in prison;

Passport PAKHOMOVA fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 United States v. Ilya Karasev (10 Mag. 2127)

Defendant Age
ILYA KARASEV 22

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Conspiracy to ILYA KARASEV 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 Conspiracy to ILYA KARASEV 15 years in prison;

Possess False fine of $250,000 or
Identification twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution
3 False Use of ILYA KARASEV 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 United States v. Marina Misyura (10 Mag. 2125)

Defendant Age
MARINA MISYURA 22

Ct Charge Defendant Maximum Penalties

1 Conspiracy to MARINA MISYURA 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 False Use of MARINA MISYURA 10 years in prison;

Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 NIKOLAI GARIFULIN, 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank DMITRY SAPRUNOV fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 False Use of DMITRY SAPRUNOV 10 years in prison;

Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 United States v. Dorin Codreanu (10 Mag. 2152)

Defendant Age
DORIN CODREANU 21

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Conspiracy to DORIN CODREANU 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 United States v. Victoria Opinca, et al. (10 Mag. 2153)

Defendant Age
VICTORIA OPINCA 21
ALINA TURUTA 21

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Conspiracy to VICTORIA OPINCA 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank ALINA TURUTA fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud 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 ALEXANDER KIREEV 10 years in prison;
Laundering fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss, or twice the
amount laundered; and
restitution

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 United States v. Kasum Adigyuzelov (10 Mag. 1622)

Defendant Age
KASUM ADIGYUZELOV 25

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Conspiracy to KASUM ADIGYUZELOV 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 Transfer of KASUM ADIGYUZELOV 5 years in prison;

False fine of $250,000 or
Identification twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution

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 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 SABINA RAFIKOVA 15 years in prison;

False fine of $250,000 or
Identification twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution
3 Possession of SABINA RAFIKOVA 10 years in prison;
False fine of $250,000 or
Immigration twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution

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 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 KONSTANTIN AKOBIROV 10 years in prison;

Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 ADEL GATAULLIN 15 years in prison;

False fine of $250,000 or
Identification twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution
3 False Use of ADEL GATAULLIN 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 RUSLAN KOVTANYUK 10 years in prison;

Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 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 YULIA KLEPIKOVA 30 years in prison;
Commit Bank NATALIA DEMINA fine of $1,000,000 or
Fraud twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

2 Conspiracy to YULIA KLEPIKOVA 15 years in prison;

Produce False NATALIA DEMINA fine of $250,000 or
Identification twice the gross gain
Documents or loss; and
restitution
3 False Use of YULIA KLEPIKOVA 10 years in prison;
Passport fine of $250,000 or
twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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 United States v. Alexandr Sorokin (10 Cr. 437 (RWS))

Defendant Age
ALEXANDR SOROKIN 23

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Money ALEXANDR SOROKIN 20 years in prison;
Laundering fine of $500,000 or
twice the amount
laundered; and
restitution

On June 16, 2010, ALEXANDR SOROKIN pleaded 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.

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 United States v. Alexander Fedorov (10 Cr. 873 (KTD))

Defendant Age
ALEXANDER FEDOROV 24

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Money ALEXANDER FEDOROV 20 years in prison;
Laundering fine of $500,000 or
twice the amount
laundered; and
restitution

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.

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 United States v. Anton Yuferitsyn (10 Cr. 134 (JGK))

Defendant Age
ANTON YUFERITSYN 26

Ct Charge Defendants Maximum Penalties

1 Money ANTON YUFERITSYN 20 years in prison;
Laundering 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.

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 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 JAMAL BEYROUTI 20 years in prison;
Commit Wire LORENZO BABBO fine of $250,000 or
Fraud VINCENZO VITELLO twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution
2 Conspiracy to JAMAL BEYROUTI 20 years in prison;
Commit Money LORENZO BABBO fine of $250,000 or
Laundering VINCENZO VITELLO twice the gross gain
or loss; and
restitution

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