From identity theft to computer intrusion, five criminals on FBI's most-wanted share two similarities: They are all international cyber criminals.
Canadian national William Charles Rath is wanted for allegedly plotting to defraud a satellite provider out of millions of dollars from 1996 to 1999. Allegedly, Rath organized, sold and manufactured illegal DirecTV access cards throughout North America, enabling individuals to receive satellite programming without having to pay for the service. Rath allegedly used a network of individuals to distribute IST throughout North America, and created a business called Cottonwood Limited in the Turks and Caicos Islands to manage some of the proceeds from the sale of IST.
Romania-born Claudiu Virgil Turlea is wanted for his involvement in a criminal enterprise organization believed responsible for a series of fraud schemes totaling $4.3 million. In one scheme, members of the organization allegedly hacked into bank accounts of U.S. businesses through fraudulently acquired log-in information and wire-transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars into bank accounts controlled by him and his co-conspirators.
According to the FBI, Turlea is a known member of a Romanian organized crime syndicate and may be found in Canada, trying to recruit people to assist with cyber crimes.
Canadian national William Charles Rath is wanted for allegedly plotting to defraud a satellite provider out of millions of dollars from 1996 to 1999. Allegedly, Rath organized, sold and manufactured illegal DirecTV access cards throughout North America, enabling individuals to receive satellite programming without having to pay for the service. Rath allegedly used a network of individuals to distribute IST throughout North America, and created a business called Cottonwood Limited in the Turks and Caicos Islands to manage some of the proceeds from the sale of IST.
Romania-born Claudiu Virgil Turlea is wanted for his involvement in a criminal enterprise organization believed responsible for a series of fraud schemes totaling $4.3 million. In one scheme, members of the organization allegedly hacked into bank accounts of U.S. businesses through fraudulently acquired log-in information and wire-transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars into bank accounts controlled by him and his co-conspirators.
According to the FBI, Turlea is a known member of a Romanian organized crime syndicate and may be found in Canada, trying to recruit people to assist with cyber crimes.
I always think investigation about cyber crime would be more difficult than offline crime as finding a cue in cyberspace could not be easy. I do not know my assumption is true or it comes from lack of my computer knowledge. Any way, in my opinion establishing an international organization especially for cybercrime investigation in order to finding and arresting frauds sooner and faster is a good and effective way because these guys are not the only cyber criminals in the world and it seems as the internet accessibility increase around the world, the number of these kinds of crime would go up.
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