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Information for Victims in Large Cases
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| Case Name | Familiar Names & Terms | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| United States v. Andrei Catalin Stocia, et al. (5:18-CR-81-JHM) United States v. Benjamin-Filip Ologeanu, et al. (0:19-CR-10-JMH) |
Online Auction Fraud |
The Stoica and Ologeanu indictments allege that these defendants participated in a criminal conspiracy that engaged in a large-scale scheme of online auction fraud. |
| United States v. Adrian Mitan (0:18-CR-05-JMH) |
Brute Force Attack |
Mitan allegedly phished for credit/debit card information of U.S. customers, hacked into the electronic systems of American businesses, and then conducted a brute force attack on their point-of-sale systems for the purpose of stealing the remaining credit/debit card information. |
Updated January 12, 2022