In the United States, they arrested on charges of hacking a native of Russia with unclear citizenship

In the United States, a native of Russia Alexander Tverdokhlebov was arrested on charges of hacker attacks on the banking accounts of Americans, RIA Novosti reports with reference to court documents. At the same time, Tverdokhlebov is called a US citizen, and in the documents of the court - a Russian.

He was detained on February 1 in Los Angeles on a Virginia state of Virginia, nominated in the city of Alexandria of Alexandria. According to the prosecution, funds were stolen from thousands of Americans.

"The accused has been involved in international cybercrime activities from at least 2008 to the present. He is part of several elite Russian -speaking hacker forums." According to the prosecution, a man "advertised several illegal schemes on them, including money laundering and selling stolen credit cards and information about them."

The accusation insists that Tverdokhlebov remained in custody, fearing that he could leave the United States. It is indicated that he "has ties with the Russian cybercriminals living in Mexico", and about 172 thousand dollars were found in three safe cells in various banks.

As the Daily Beast publication that reported on Friday clarifies, law enforcement agencies entered Tverdokhlebov during the investigation against the 32-year-old resident of St. Petersburg Vadim Polyakov. He was detained in Spain, extradited in the United States and sentenced to a prison term on charges of cyber abbess.

The accusation against Tverdokhlebov is based on his Internet chats and so far does not contain specific theft data. According to the Daily Beast, Tverdokhlebov came to the USA from Russia and received citizenship in 2009, married an American. Now the spouses are divorced.