Romanian Man Extradited to US for Role in Hacking Scheme 17 Years Ago
Gavril Sandu, 53, was indicted in 2017, but was arrested and extradited to the United States only in 2026. The post Romanian Man Extradited to US for Role in Hacking Scheme 17 Years Ago appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A Romanian national was recently extradited to the United States for his role in a cybercrime scheme carried out 17 years ago, the Justice Department announced this week.
The suspect, 53-year-old Gavril Sandu, was arrested in Romania in January 2026 and was extradited to the US in late April.
According to the DOJ, Sandu was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2017 on conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. However, his alleged crimes took place even earlier, between May 2009 and October 2010.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/romanian-extradited-to-us-for-role-in-hacking-scheme-17-years-ago/
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