A Lithuanian man who duped Google and Facebook into transferring over $100 million into accounts he controlled pleaded guilty to wire fraud last week.
Evaldas Rimasauskas, 50, of Vilnius, Lithuania, entered the plea in federal court in Manhattan, where Judge George B. Daniels set a July 24 sentencing date.
The charge could carry as many as 30 years in prison and a fine of as much as $1 million or twice the crime's proceeds. The plea deal he reached with prosecutors said Rimasauskas faces almost certain deportation once he is released from behind bars.
Rimasauskas was extradited in August 2017 to New York from Lithuania after his arrest there in March 2017. He has been detained since.
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3 comments:
If he had only screwed Facebook I would say he is a hero! They are now removing conservative commentary and posts, screw Facebook!
Shame he got caught.
$$$$$$ is safely tucked away in multiple foreign accounts, not to mention that put aside for the Lithuanian mafia.
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