Five members of a multimillion-dollar counterfeit cell phone ring operating in the Treasure Valley have been convicted in a second trial after a jury deadlocked in a first trial last fall.
Idaho-based, multi-million dollar fraud case headed to court
US District Courthouse, Boise
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI)-The U.S. District Court in Boise will hold a hearing January 26 focused on a defendants’ right to a public trial in the age of COVID.
Pavel Babichenko and eight other defendants face a 34-count federal indictment for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit trademark goods, and money laundering conspiracy.
The defendants include: Pavel Babichenko, Gennady Babitchenko, Piotr Babichenko, Timofey Babichenko, Kristina Babichenko, Natalya Babichenko, David Bibikov, Anna Iyerusalimets, Mikeal Iyerusalimets, and Atrur Pupko. The grand jury returned its indictments on August 14, 2018.