Recently, Finjan, a computer security company, announced finding servers with a lot of stolen information on the Internet. At least one the crimeservers found by Finjan wasn't even password protected. Finjan reported finding these crimeservers using simple Google searches.
The money was laundered using internet based currencies and by moving funds through banks in Eastern Europe.
Three executives at E-Gold, which is a internet based currency, recently pleaded guilty to allowing criminal activity of this nature (money laundering) using their service.
The criminal activity started in 2003 and went right up to the present time. Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez, of Miami, one of the main players in the group was previously arrested for similar activity in 2003. During the current investigation, the Secret Service discovered Gonzalez was working as a government informant and involved in the criminal activity at the same time.
Also charged in the indictments yesterday were Maksym "Maksik" Yastremskiy, of Kharkov, Ukraine, and Aleksandr "Jonny Hell" Suvorov, of Sillamae, Estonia. Hung-Ming Chiu and Zhi Zhi Wang, of the People's Republic of China were also charged. Sergey Pavolvich, of Belarus and Ukranians Dzmitry Burak and Sergey Storchak were also named in the indictment. Two U.S. citizens Christopher Scott and Damon Patrick Toey, finished up the long list of names from all over the world involved in this organized criminal enterprise.
The range of the activity took place in numerous countries, including the United States, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines and Thailand.
These indictments are the result of a three-year investigation conducted by the Secret Service. As the case progresses, it is being reported that they will be working closely with the IRS on the money laundering aspect of the case.
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