Security News > 2021 > March > US Sentences Russian, North Macedonian in Cyber Fraud Case
The United States sentenced a Russian and a North Macedonian on Friday to prison for their roles in a vast cyber crime operation.
Sergey Medvedev, 33, of Russia and Marko Leopard, 31, of North Macedonia, were sentenced to ten and five years respectively, according to a Justice Department statement.
Both had previously pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy in federal court in Nevada.
Medvedev, arrested in Thailand in 2018, co-founded the "Infraud Organization," a marketplace for "Counterfeit documents, stolen bank account and credit account information, and stolen personal identifying information," authorities said.
Under the slogan "In Fraud We Trust," the network - which had more than 10,000 members at its peak - was one of the top places to buy stolen information, leading to losses of more than $568 million.
"Today's sentences should serve as a warning to any web host who willingly looks the other way for a quick buck - and that the United States will hold these bad actors accountable, even when they operate behind a computer screen halfway across the world," Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas McQuaid said.