A former CIA agent imprisoned since 1997 for spying for Russia, received a new 8-year sentence after sending his son around the world to collect money owed to him by foreign intelligence agencies.Harold Nicholson, 59, aka "Batman," worked 16 years as an agent for the CIA. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 199... |
19 January 2011
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The Russian Financial Monitoring Service is currently investigating if local banks were involved in cyberfraud and money laundering operations abroad, particularly in the United States.This year, Russian authorities have engaged in a crack down on cyber criminal activity and an unprecedented level of cooperation with... |
18 November 2010
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A California man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for helping credit card fraudsters launder $2.5 million dollars between 2004 and 2006.The Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Cesar Carranza, 38, a resident of Long Beach, California, for his role in multiple money laundering operations on Thursday.A... |
18 September 2010
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The Spanish National Police has arrested eighteen members of an international fraud network specialized in credit card cloning. The group is accused of stealing a total of 2,5 million euros (over $3.1 million) and had the necessary infrastructure to misuse credit card details in less than six hours since they were co... |
5 July 2010
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A former Bank of New York computer technician has admitted to orchestrating an identity theft scheme, which involved misusing the personal information of 2,000 bank employees. The stolen identities were used to set up dummy accounts for laundering more than $1.1 million over eight years.The Manhattan District Attorne... |
3 July 2010
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A former Barclays network security manager named Humza Zaman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for money-laundering charges in connection with the data breaches at TJX, Heartland Payment Systems and other companies. His role was to receive stolen money on behalf of Albert Gonzales, the notorious hacker who masterm... |
13 March 2010
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