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Russian convicted in masterminding global online theft ring

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury convicted the son of a Russian lawmaker Thursday of hacking into U.S. businesses to steal credit card information and orchestrating an international online theft scheme that netted him millions of dollars. Seleznev hacked into businesses, mostly pizza restaurants in Washington state, and stole millions of credit card numbers that he sold on underground internet forums, authorities said. Prosecutors added 11 new counts in 2014, including wire and bank fraud, hacking and identity theft. The defense focused on challenging the evidence from Seleznev's laptop, seized by Secret Service agents during his arrest.

 

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