U.S. Sentences 31-Year-Old to 10 Years for Laundering $4.5M in Email Scams

May 29, 2024 at 08:24AM The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced Malachi Mullings to 10 years for laundering $4.5 million through BEC and romance scams. He opened fake bank accounts and used the proceeds for luxury items. Meanwhile, Russian citizen Evgeniy Doroshenko has been indicted for selling access to corporate networks on cybercrime forums. Both … Read more

Army Vet Spills National Secrets to Fake Ukrainian Girlfriend

March 5, 2024 at 05:08PM David Franklin Slater, a US Air Force civilian employee, faces charges for disclosing secret information after falling for a romance scam online. With a top-secret security clearance, he transmitted classified national defense information to a person in Ukraine. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a … Read more