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MEMBER OF RUSSIAN CYBERCRIME GROUP CHARGED IN OHIO

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio
Defendant allegedly stole data, extorted victims, laundered ransom payments

CINCINNATI – A member of a Russian cybercrime group has been charged federally
and appeared in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati today.

A federal grand jury indicted Deniss Zolotarjovs, 33, of Moscow, Russia,
charging him with conspiring to commit money laundering, wire fraud and Hobbs
Act extortion.

He was arrested by law enforcement in the country of Georgia in December 2023
and has remained in custody since. Georgia extradited Zolotarjovs to the United
States this month.

According to court documents, Zolotarjovs is a member of a known cybercriminal
organization that attacks computer systems of victims around the world. Among
other things, the Russian cybercrime group steals victim data and threatens to
release it unless the victim pays ransom in cryptocurrency. The group maintains
a leaks and auction website that lists victim companies and offers stolen data
for download.

It is alleged that Zolotarjovs was an active member of the Russian cybercrime
group, communicating with other members, laundering cryptocurrency received from
victims, and extorting victims. Zolotarjovs is the first alleged group member to
be arrested and extradited to the United States.

Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and
Elena Iatarola, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
Cincinnati Division, announced the charges. U.S. Attorney Parker and SAC
Iatarola commend the FBI offices in Cleveland, San Diego, Richmond and Salt Lake
City for their vital roles in the investigation and officials in Georgia for
their role in the extradition. Assistant United States Attorney Megan Gaffney
Painter is representing the United States in this case. The Justice Department’s
Office of International Affairs provided significant assistance in securing
Zolotarjovs’s extradition from Georgia.

An indictment merely contains allegations, and the defendant is presumed
innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

# # #

Updated August 21, 2024

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USAO - Ohio, Southern


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