Overview
- An Garda Síochána arrested the 43-year-old Ukrainian in July 2023 at the U.S. request, and extradition proceedings concluded this month with his initial appearance in the Middle District of Tennessee.
- He is charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, carrying maximum penalties of five and twenty years if convicted.
- Court filings allege he controlled stolen data from numerous victims and helped deploy ransom notes during Conti attacks between 2020 and June 2022.
- Prosecutors say conspirators extracted more than $500,000 in cryptocurrency from two victims in the Tennessee district and published information stolen from a third.
- Authorities attribute Conti to more than 1,000 victims worldwide and at least $150 million in ransom by January 2022, with the investigation led by multiple FBI field offices and the U.S. Secret Service.