The son of the Russian Deputy have pleaded guilty for cybercrime in the United States

The son of the Russian Deputy have pleaded guilty for cybercrime in the United States

Roman Seleznev, earlier sentenced by the Federal district court of Washington in Seattle to 27 years of imprisonment, pleaded guilty in two new criminal cases filed on him in Nevada and Georgia.

We will remind, the son of the Deputy of the state Duma of the Russian Federation, 33-year-old Roman Valerevich Seleznev was accused of 38 cases of cyber fraud – he hacked into several thousands of computers belonging to us companies to get credit card data and sell them on the black market.

The son of the Russian Deputy have pleaded guilty for cybercrime in the United States

In addition to jail, Seleznev was ordered to pay monetary compensation to the affected companies and banks in the amount of $170 million.

On Friday, September 8, it became known that Roman admitted their involvement in a scheme of racketeering and conspiracy to commit Bank fraud.

Speaking in the Federal court of Nevada, Seleznev said that in January 2009 he became a member of the online forum Carder.su used by cybercriminals, stealing credit card information. Roman also has launched a website for the sales of stolen cards and he was engaged in selling. All his victims lost about $50 million.

In Georgia, he took responsibility for participation in a scheme to steal credit card numbers from the company, which is engaged in processing – processing payments with credit and debit cards.

In just 12 hours , fraudsters stole more than 45 million credit card numbers and brought with them $9.4 million, having cashed them at ATMs in 280 cities of the state.

Igor Litvak, which protects Selezneva in court, said his client accepts responsibility in these cases, but at the same time, it is going to appeal your verdict in Washington.

Previously, the courts in Nevada and Georgia expressed readiness to drop the charges the Novel, if the Washington court will appoint him a time, which is significantly more than he «shines» in the scheme of racketeering and conspiracy.

But Seleznyov is in such a position that it is better to plead guilty and spend from 10 to 12 years in two cases, than to sit through 27 years for the Washington conviction.

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