Son of the Russian MP in the USA was given 27 years in prison - ForumDaily
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The son of a Russian deputy in the USA was given 27 years in prison

The Seattle court sentenced Russian citizen Roman Seleznev, the son of State Duma deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Valery Seleznev, to 27 years in prison for cyber fraud.

The prosecution demanded that Roman Seleznev be sentenced to 30 years in prison. It was noted that the special gravity of the crimes could threaten the accused with life imprisonment. Seleznev himself admits his guilt and declares that he “accepts responsibility for everything.” He did not ask for a reduced sentence.

Roman Seleznev was detained 3 years ago in the Maldives. After which he was taken to the USA. Data from 1,7 million stolen credit card numbers was found on the computer of the son of a Russian deputy. The estimated damage is $3,01 billion. The court brought charges under 5 criminal articles at once: cyber fraud, intentionally causing damage to a protected computer, obtaining information from a protected computer, possession of more than 15 unauthorized devices for accessing protected computer networks, theft of personal information under aggravating circumstances . Seleznev was found guilty of almost all charges. The Russian side - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the father of the cybercriminal, a State Duma deputy - accuse the United States of violating international law and kidnapping a Russian.

Roman Seleznev wrote to the court the story of his life, in which he takes full responsibility for the crimes. The guy was born in 1984; his parents divorced as a child, and Roman stayed to live with his mother. From his youth he was interested in computer technology. When Roman was 17, his mother died from alcohol intoxication, then his uncle kicked him out of the house. Roman found a job in a computer club, where he lived. Seleznev became a hacker, according to him, because he did not have enough money, which was paid at the computer club. Roman stole and sold credit card numbers to earn his living. “I became greedy and lost control,” Seleznev says. Roman got married and after the birth of his daughter, he did not steal bank card data for several years. In 2010, he again took up cyber fraud.

Soon the Seleznevs were invited to Morocco. In a restaurant where Seleznev was having lunch with his wife, a suicide bomber blew himself up. Roman received a serious head injury and fell into a coma, after which his wife left him. After 2 weeks, Seleznev came out of his coma. Later, he filed an official divorce from his wife, who flew with her daughter to the USA. A year later, Roman again took up his old practice - stealing credit card data. This continued until he was arrested by US agents. “I've made a lot of bad decisions in my life and I accept responsibility for that. I blame no one but myself, and I am ready to answer for my crimes like a man. […] Understand, I was a desperate child who grew into a desperate adult,” writes Seleznev.

 

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