[Regnum] US authorities have charged three Russian citizens and two companies with cybercrime. The US Department of Justice press service reported this on July 14.
We are talking about St. Petersburg residents Alexander Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, Yulia Pankova, as well as the companies Media Land and ML. Cloud.
The Russians were charged with conspiracy to commit and aid and abet computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and money laundering. The Russians' actions allegedly caused $62 million in damages, affecting 42 residents in 21 US states.
In November 2025, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Volosovik, Zatolokin, and Pankova. A reward of up to $10 million was offered for information on the Russians.
Previously, Russian and Swedish citizen Roman Sterlingov was sentenced in the United States to 12.5 years in prison for money laundering. According to the US Department of Justice, between 2011 and 2021, the Russian citizen participated in the management of the online service Bitcoin Fog. Using this app, he illegally transferred and laundered $400 million in cryptocurrency. He was arrested in Los Angeles in April 2021.