The 43-year-old Russian national ran a ransomware operation that impacted more than 1,000 victims globally. The conspiracy netted more than $39 million in extortion payments.
Ianis Antropenko, a Russian national living in California, admitted to committing ransomware attacks against at least 50 victims. He faces up to 25 years in jail.
Traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue streaks by the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building at night with the US Capitol in the background on Jan. 24, 2025, in Washington. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)
Alexis Chavez admitted to coercing multiple victims during a yearslong crime spree, landing law enforcement another win against the violent extremist collective he joined as a minor…
The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
