Hacker from Russia, which will be extradited to the USA, faces life term
Ksenia Baygarova. A citizen of Russia Vladimir Drinkman, accused US of stealing More than 160 million credit card numbers may appear before an American court in the coming months, and he was threatened with imprisonment for life, said new York lawyer Arkady Bukh.
" We expect that in the next two months He will appear before the court. Most likely, the Prosecution will insist on life imprisonment, " said He Last news on Wednesday.
the lawyer said that is the desire of the Ukrainian Mikhail Ratnikova, which, By assumption of the investigation, was the accomplice of Drinkman, providing hosting for storing numbers stolen Bank cards. He is wanted, however, Authorized Ratnikova already took care about the American lawyer, said Buch.
reviews Buch, the harm from the actions of the hackers will be assessed in the amount of 80 billion dollars." This is a speculative figure, which, probably, will operate with the prosecution, " he suggested It.
According to the lawyer, another Russian Dmitry Smilianets passing on the case under consideration, for two years, is in prison in the United States and does not plead guilty. Location 2 more alleged hackers, Russian citizens Alexander Kalinin, Roman Kotov, unknown to him.
yesterday, the Dutch government approved the extradition of Drinkman in the United States. Under the assumption of investigation, the citizens of the Russian Federation, Drinkman, Kalinin, Cats, Smilianets, as well as Ukrainian Ratnikov for seven years penetrated computer networks of major U.S. and international organizations, of which downloaded data is not less than 160 million credit and debit cards, which are then resold to third-party buyers. The Prosecutor calls a hacker attack the largest in U.S. history.
in mid-April, the court in Rotterdam upheld the extradition requests of Drinkman and in the United States and the Russian Federation. To decide what kind of country will send out Drinkman, had the Dutch Ministry of justice.
Charges four Russians and a Ukrainian citizen was charged in absentia by a court of the U.S. state of new Jersey. Smiljana and Drinkman in 2012 turned out to hold the authorities of the Netherlands.
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