US District Judge David N.
Hurd sentenced Obinna Obioha, 31, for running a scheme in which he instructed
hackers to hack into computers and email accounts of individuals around the
world using malicious software.
Obinna Obioha, a Nigerian
hacker has been jailed for 51 months by a New York federal judge for operating
a fraud scheme that swindled $6.5 million from businesses in the US and
elsewhere.
The announcement of
Obioha’s sentence was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith
and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“Obioha, working from
Nigeria, was a central figure in a fraud scheme using digital disguises and
deceit to bilk businesses out of millions of dollars. We will continue to track
down and bring to justice cyber criminals like Obioha no matter where they
operate. I thank the FBI for its terrific work in this case identifying and
apprehending Obioha,” said Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.
FBI Special Agent in Charge
Vadim D. Thomas said: “These schemes can rob individuals and businesses of
their livelihood. Cyber-crime is a serious threat and the FBI is prepared to go
to any lengths to apprehend those like Obioha.”
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