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ppTampa Florida United States Attorney Roger B Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Alex Khodyrev 35 Kazakhstan and Pavel Kublitskii 37 Russia with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud If convicted on all counts each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison The indictment also notifies Khodyrev and Kublitskii that the United States intends to forfeit Khodyrevs 2023 MercedesBenz G63 AMG sport utility vehicle and Kublitskiis 2020 Cadillac CT5 Sport sedan both of which are alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offenses ppAccording to the indictment between 2014 and 2024 Khodyrev and Kublitskii served as two of the main administrators of wwhclubws WWH Club and several sister websites all of which were dark web marketplaces forums and training centers that existed solely to facilitate crime WWH Club and sister site members used the marketplaces to buy and sell stolen personal identifying information PII credit card and bank account information and computer passwords among other sensitive information On the forums of WWH Club and its sister sites users discussed best practices for committing frauds launching cyberattacks and evading law enforcement among other topics WWH Club also offered online courses that taught aspiring and active cyber criminals how to commit frauds As of 2023 WWH Club had approximately 353000 users worldwide Khodyrev Kublitskii and other coconspirator site administrators profited through membership fees tuition fees and advertising revenueppPrior to being arrested and indicted Khodyrev a Russian citizen and Kublitskii a citizen of Kazakhstan had been living in Miami for the past two years while secretly continuing to administer WWH Club and its sister dark web marketplaces forums and schoolsppAn indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guiltyppThis case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael M GordonppJacksonville Florida United States Attorney Roger B Handberg announces that Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracyppOcala Florida United States District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Steven Cabrera to three years in federal prison for assisting in preparing false tax documents submitting false tax documents and willfully failing toppOrlando Florida United States Attorney Roger B Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Amaris Marie Delapena 50 Windermere guilty of 15 counts of wire fraud and 22ppMiddle District of Florida
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ppTampa Florida United States Attorney Roger B Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Alex Khodyrev 35 Kazakhstan and Pavel Kublitskii 37 Russia with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud If convicted on all counts each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison The indictment also notifies Khodyrev and Kublitskii that the United States intends to forfeit Khodyrevs 2023 MercedesBenz G63 AMG sport utility vehicle and Kublitskiis 2020 Cadillac CT5 Sport sedan both of which are alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offenses ppAccording to the indictment between 2014 and 2024 Khodyrev and Kublitskii served as two of the main administrators of wwhclubws WWH Club and several sister websites all of which were dark web marketplaces forums and training centers that existed solely to facilitate crime WWH Club and sister site members used the marketplaces to buy and sell stolen personal identifying information PII credit card and bank account information and computer passwords among other sensitive information On the forums of WWH Club and its sister sites users discussed best practices for committing frauds launching cyberattacks and evading law enforcement among other topics WWH Club also offered online courses that taught aspiring and active cyber criminals how to commit frauds As of 2023 WWH Club had approximately 353000 users worldwide Khodyrev Kublitskii and other coconspirator site administrators profited through membership fees tuition fees and advertising revenueppPrior to being arrested and indicted Khodyrev a Russian citizen and Kublitskii a citizen of Kazakhstan had been living in Miami for the past two years while secretly continuing to administer WWH Club and its sister dark web marketplaces forums and schoolsppAn indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guiltyppThis case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael M GordonppJacksonville Florida United States Attorney Roger B Handberg announces that Travis Morgan Slaughter and Tripp Charles Slaughter have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracyppOcala Florida United States District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Steven Cabrera to three years in federal prison for assisting in preparing false tax documents submitting false tax documents and willfully failing toppOrlando Florida United States Attorney Roger B Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Amaris Marie Delapena 50 Windermere guilty of 15 counts of wire fraud and 22ppMiddle District of Florida
Tampa Office Headquarters
US Attorneys Office
400 North Tampa Street
Suite 3200
Tampa FL 33602ppPhone 8132746000ppStay ConnectedppppHave a question about Government Servicesp
