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| Unprecedented: Biden Freed World-Class Cybercriminals in Russian Prisoner Swap |
| 2024-08-04 |
| [Breitbart] The U.S.-Russian deal that traded eight Russian criminals, spies, and assassins for hostages Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and others on Thursday was the first known prisoner exchange to include international cybercriminals. Two of the eight Russians released on Thursday were world-class cybercriminals: Vladislav Klyushin and Roman Seleznev. Prosecutors said it was important for them to serve hard sentences as a message to other cybercriminals around the world, but now both are walking free. Klyushin hacked into the databases of major American corporations and stole information that helped his criminal gang commit securities fraud on a massive scale. A federal court in Boston found that his scheme netted about $93 million in illicit profits. Klyushin personally walked away with over $34 million in his pockets, which the court ordered him to pay back. |
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