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A Russian national who pleaded guilty to hacking JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Andrei Tyurin, 37, pleaded guilty in September 2019 to federal charges, including conspiracy to commit computer hacking, wire fraud, conspiracy to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer hacking.
Federal prosecutors accused Tyurin of aiding a wide-ranging criminal enterprise run by Israeli businessman Gery Shalon that included securities market manipulation, payment processing fraud as well as running illegal cryptocurrency exchanges and illegal online gambling (see: