17 Indicted In Global Identity Theft Ring
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 11/9/2007
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MANHATTAN Seventeen individuals and one corporation have been indicted on charges related to global trafficking in stolen credit card numbers, cybercrime, and identity theft.
The three defendants, Vadim Vassilenko, Yelena Barysheva and John Washington, were arraigned Wednesday.
Six other defendants – Tetyana Goloborodko, Douglas
Latta, Angela Perez, Kostas Kapsis, Lyndon Roach and Keith Cummings–
were arraigned earlier. Two defendants, Eduard Kholstinin and Oleksiy
Yarne are in custody in other states on unrelated charges and six other
defendants are still being sought.
Also indicted is Western Express International Inc., a corporation formerly headquartered in mid-town Manhattan at 555 Eighth Avenue. Western Express’s corporate officers are Vassilenko and Barysheva. Goloborodko was manager of Western Express.Full Story
The three defendants, Vadim Vassilenko, Yelena Barysheva and John Washington, were arraigned Wednesday.
Also indicted is Western Express International Inc., a corporation formerly headquartered in mid-town Manhattan at 555 Eighth Avenue. Western Express’s corporate officers are Vassilenko and Barysheva. Goloborodko was manager of Western Express.Full Story
