United States v. Georgy Kavzharadze

Court Number: 21-cr-531

Case Summary and Current Status as of May 2, 2024

Case Summary and Current Status as of February 20, 2024

On Friday, February 16, 2024, the defendant pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud.  The Court scheduled the sentencing for Friday, July 19, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. EST.  The court has set a deadline for the government to submit any sentencing materials by June 17, 2024, and for the defendant to submit any sentencing materials by June 25, 2024.

If you are a victim of the charged offense(s), you have the right to provide a Victim Impact Statement at sentencing.  This is optional, and you are NOT required to do so.  Even if you were reimbursed for your loss, you are still entitled to be treated as a victim and as such, may complete a victim impact statement.  If you would like to provide a written victim impact statement in advance of sentencing, please submit it via email to USADC.VIS.USvKavzharadze@usdoj.gov no later than June 7, 2024.  If you wish to provide an oral victim impact statement at sentencing, please email USADC.VIS.USvKavzharadze@usdoj.gov no later than June 7, 2024.

If you wish to attend the hearing, it will be held in Courtroom 28A in the U.S. Courthouse, which is located at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001.  Because of the Court’s schedule, the hearing date could change on very short notice.

Case Summary and Current Status as of January 19, 2024

On January 12, 2024, the parties filed a Joint Status Report and Motion to Continue January 19, 2024 Plea Hearing and Related Deadline.  This request was made to give the parties additional time to finalize the plea paperwork and obtain translation of the documents from English to the defendant’s language.  On January 16, 2024, the court granted the motion and rescheduled the plea hearing for February 16, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. EST.  The court has set a deadline of February 9, 2024 for the parties to submit plea paperwork to chambers.  If you wish to attend the hearing, it will be held in Courtroom 28A in the U.S. Courthouse, which is located at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001.  Because of the Court’s schedule, the hearing date could change on very short notice. 

If you are a victim of the charged offense(s) and want to express your thoughts on this plea offer, please send an email to USADC.VIS.USvKavzharadze@usdoj.gov no later than January 15, 2024.

Case Summary and Current Status as of December 19, 2023

On December 15, 2023, the parties filed a Joint Status Report and Motion to Continue December 20, 2023 Plea Hearing and Related Deadline.  This request was made to give the parties additional time to draft and finalize the plea agreement paperwork.  On December 18, 2023, the court granted the motion and rescheduled the plea hearing for January 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. EST.  The court has set a deadline of January 12, 2024 for the parties to submit plea paperwork to chambers, assuming they have reached a plea agreement by then.  If you wish to attend the hearing, it will be held in Courtroom 28A in the U.S. Courthouse, which is located at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001.  Because of the Court’s schedule, the hearing date could change on very short notice.  

If you are a victim of the charged offense(s) and want to express your thoughts on this plea offer, please send an email to USADC.VIS.USvKavzharadze@usdoj.gov no later than January 15, 2024.

Case Summary and Current Status as of November 21, 2023

The hearing that was scheduled for October 16, 2023 was continued because the parties were still engaged in ongoing plea discussions.  A plea hearing date was scheduled for November 2, 2023, but that date was vacated because of the parties’ ongoing plea negotiations.  The next court date is a plea hearing scheduled for December 20, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. EST.  The court has set a deadline of December 15, 2023 for the parties to submit plea paperwork to chambers, assuming they have reached a plea agreement by then.  If you wish to attend the hearing, it will be held in Courtroom 28A in the U.S. Courthouse, which is located at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001.  Because of the Court’s schedule, the hearing date could change on very short notice.  

Case Summary and Current Status as of October 4, 2023

Georgy Kavzharadze was a seller on a digital marketplace named Slilpp, which was dedicated to selling stolen account credentials and associated personally identifiable information (PII).  His involvement spanned from at least May 2016 through at least May 2021 and included selling login credentials and related PII for over 300,000 online payment accounts, bank accounts, and other accounts.  The people who purchased those login credentials used those credentials to steal money from victim accounts.

In addition to Georgy Kavzharadze, the defendant is also known as having the first name “George” and “Georgii” and went by online monikers of “TeRorPP,” “Torqovec,” and “PlutuSS.”  His name in Cyrillic is ГЕОРГИЙ КАХОВИЧ КАВЖАРАДЗЕ.

On August 19, 2021, Mr. Kavzharadze was charged by sealed criminal complaint with Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.  On August 24, 2021, Mr. Kavzharadze was indicted on 15 counts: Conspiracy (Count One); Bank Fraud (Counts Two through Five); Access Device Fraud (Counts Six through Eleven); and Aggravated Identity Theft (Counts Twelve through Fifteen).  Mr. Kavzharadze was subsequently extradited to the United States.  He had an initial appearance in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on May 18, 2022, at which point the case was unsealed.  Mr. Kavzharadze was ordered held without bond and remains detained.  It has not yet been determined whether Mr. Kavzharadze will enter a guilty plea or exercise his right to go to trial. 

If you are a victim of the charged offense(s) and Mr. Kavzharadze is ultimately found guilty, you will have the right to complete a Victim Impact Statement prior to sentencing.  This is optional, and you are NOT required to do so.  Even if you were reimbursed for your loss, you still are entitled to be treated as a victim and as such, may complete a victim impact statement.  If you choose to do so, please submit the victim impact statement via email to USADC.VIS.USvKavzharadze@usdoj.gov well in advance of the scheduled sentencing date.  If you wish to speak should a sentencing be held, please email USADC.VIS.USvKavzharadze@usdoj.gov well in advance of the scheduled sentencing date.

You have the right to attend the court hearings if you wish but, unless you received a subpoena to appear, are not required to do so.  The next hearing in this case is scheduled on October 16, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. EST.  If you wish to attend the hearing, it will be held in Courtroom 28A in the U.S. Courthouse, which is located at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001.  Because of the Court’s schedule, hearing dates could change on very short notice.  

If you plan on attending a hearing, you may want to confirm the date and time on the case website at https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/us-v-georgykavzharadze.  Please note, there may be a delay in information transfer to the website after any case developments.

Due to the large number of victims in this matter, you may also obtain current information about this case on the website located at https://www.justice.gov/information-victims-large-cases.  

Should you have questions concerning this case, please send an email to USAEO.MCAP@usdoj.gov.

Victims of the charges filed are entitled to the following rights, according to the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding; (4) The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding; (5) The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case; (6) The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law; (7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (8) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy; (9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement; and (10) The right to be informed of the rights under this section and the services described in section 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. § 20141(c)) and provided contact information for the Office of the Victims’ Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.