International Identity Theft Guru Sentenced in New York
/EINPresswire.com/ In one of the most stunning legal defense victories our nation has seen, Estonian hacker Aleksandr Survorov was sentenced today to a punishment tantamount to a slap on the wrist.
In one of the most stunning legal defense victories our nation has seen, Estonian hacker Aleksandr Survorov was sentenced today to a punishment tantamount to a slap on the wrist. Bukh Law Firm P.C. that was on file with his case stated today that Survorov faced up to 220 months in prison, or up to 18 years, for the crimes for which he was convicted.
Aleksandr Survorov pled guilty and was sentenced today to serve just over one more year in a minimum security prison. Because he has served nearly 5.5 years in prison while he awaited trial and his behavior has been impeccable, he will most likely be a free man by this time next year.
At 29 years old, Survorov was one of the worlds' most sought after cyber criminals. The man is a legend in the hacking world and a prolific white collar crimes specialist in law enforcement's eyes. Survorov was one of the players in a cyber-crime ring that managed to hack into Dave and Busters computerized cash registers and obtain credit card information for over 5,000 people. The "Get Rich or Die Tryin" hacking ring used that credit card information, thereby costing card issuers over $600,000 according to the prosecution.
The indictment (Case 2:08-cr-00160-SJF-AKT) accuses Suvorov of gaining unauthorized access to Dave and Buster cash registers and installing packet sniffers in each. The sniffer recorded communications between networked computer systems, thereby obtaining credit card information.
Reports indicate that at least one of Survorov's colleagues were major players in a criminal ring that managed to steal millions of credit card numbers. However, Survorov was not charged in connection with these crimes. If he had been convicted on all counts, he could have faced up to a life sentence in prison.
According to his attorney Arkady Bukh, his client was the victim of entrapment perpetrated by the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" hacking ring leader Albert Gonzales, who was feeding information to the Secret Service. Gonzales was permitted to commit credit card fraud at the expense of our citizens and credit card companies because he was connected to the Secret Service. Survorov is said to have been a minor player in the crime ring.
Arkady Bukh is one of the top federal criminal defense attorneys in white collar crime cases, and his firm is tied to nearly every major credit card fraud case in New York.
About Bukh Law Firm: founded in 2003 by Arkady Bukh, the firm is now considered to be one of the best new york criminal law firms by many consumer review agencies.
Media Contact:
Tiffany Bibber
Bukh Law Firm, P.C.
(212) 729-1632
http://www.nyccriminallawyer.com
PR courtesy of Online PR Media.
In one of the most stunning legal defense victories our nation has seen, Estonian hacker Aleksandr Survorov was sentenced today to a punishment tantamount to a slap on the wrist. Bukh Law Firm P.C. that was on file with his case stated today that Survorov faced up to 220 months in prison, or up to 18 years, for the crimes for which he was convicted.
Aleksandr Survorov pled guilty and was sentenced today to serve just over one more year in a minimum security prison. Because he has served nearly 5.5 years in prison while he awaited trial and his behavior has been impeccable, he will most likely be a free man by this time next year.
At 29 years old, Survorov was one of the worlds' most sought after cyber criminals. The man is a legend in the hacking world and a prolific white collar crimes specialist in law enforcement's eyes. Survorov was one of the players in a cyber-crime ring that managed to hack into Dave and Busters computerized cash registers and obtain credit card information for over 5,000 people. The "Get Rich or Die Tryin" hacking ring used that credit card information, thereby costing card issuers over $600,000 according to the prosecution.
The indictment (Case 2:08-cr-00160-SJF-AKT) accuses Suvorov of gaining unauthorized access to Dave and Buster cash registers and installing packet sniffers in each. The sniffer recorded communications between networked computer systems, thereby obtaining credit card information.
Reports indicate that at least one of Survorov's colleagues were major players in a criminal ring that managed to steal millions of credit card numbers. However, Survorov was not charged in connection with these crimes. If he had been convicted on all counts, he could have faced up to a life sentence in prison.
According to his attorney Arkady Bukh, his client was the victim of entrapment perpetrated by the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" hacking ring leader Albert Gonzales, who was feeding information to the Secret Service. Gonzales was permitted to commit credit card fraud at the expense of our citizens and credit card companies because he was connected to the Secret Service. Survorov is said to have been a minor player in the crime ring.
Arkady Bukh is one of the top federal criminal defense attorneys in white collar crime cases, and his firm is tied to nearly every major credit card fraud case in New York.
About Bukh Law Firm: founded in 2003 by Arkady Bukh, the firm is now considered to be one of the best new york criminal law firms by many consumer review agencies.
Media Contact:
Tiffany Bibber
Bukh Law Firm, P.C.
(212) 729-1632
http://www.nyccriminallawyer.com
PR courtesy of Online PR Media.
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