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Jury Finds Two Russian Men Guilty of Conspiracy and Wire Fraud
Scheme Used Computer Intrusion to Obtain Bank Access

U.S. Attorney’s Office October 15, 2010
  • Western District of Oklahoma (405) 553-8700

OKLAHOMA CITY—A jury has found DMITRY VLADISLOVICH KRIVOSHEEV, 25, a Russian citizen residing in Miami Beach, Florida, and MAXIM VALERYEVICH ILLARIONOV, 24, a Russian citizen residing in Miami, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in connection with a computer intrusion scheme to access bank accounts of victim companies in order to steal their money, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

According to the evidence at trial, Krivosheev, Illarionov, and other unknown individuals operated a scheme which involved computer intrusion into unsuspecting companies to obtain bank access information that was then used to direct fraudulent wire transfers out of the company bank accounts. Russian nationals in the United States, such as Krivosheev and Illarionov, were recruited to open accounts to receive the fraudulently transferred funds, withdraw the funds and split the proceeds with others. Evidence established that approximately $1.3 million had been fraudulently diverted from bank accounts using this scheme.

Krivosheev and Illarionov were indicted on April 7, 2010, along with another man Alexy Olegovich Petrov, 25, a Russian citizen residing in Miami, Florida. The trial lasted about a day and the jury deliberated approximately three hours before finding Krivosheev and Illarionov each guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Petrov was found not guilty.

At sentencing, Krivosheev and Illarionov each face up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. A sentencing hearing will be set by the court in approximately 90 days.

This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Cox.

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