International Hacking Group Members Sentenced for SIM Hijacking Conspiracy That Resulted in the Theft of Millions in Cryptocurrency
DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar Sim Hijacking conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin for the Eastern District of Michigan. This was the final defendant to be sentenced in the case, which was indicted in 2019.
U.S. Attorney Mohsin was joined in the announcement by Acting Special Agent in Charge James C. Harris of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit who oversees field offices in Michigan and Ohio.
Sentenced before United States District Judge Denise Page Hood was Garrett Endicott, 22, of Warrensburg Missouri. Endicott, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $121,549.37.
“SIM Hijacking” or “SIM Swapping” is an identity theft technique that exploits a common cyber-security weakness—mobile phone numbers. This tactic enabled The Community to gain control of victims’ mobile phone number, resulting in the victims’ phone calls and short message service (SMS) messages being routed to devices controlled by The Community. SIM Hijacking was often facilitated by bribing an employee of a mobile phone provider. Other times, SIM Hijacking was accomplished by a member of The Community contacting a mobile phone provider’s customer service—posing as the victim—and requesting that the victim’s phone number be swapped to a SIM card (and thus a mobile device) controlled by The Community.
Members of The Community engaged in Sim Hijacking to steal cryptocurrency from victims across the country, including California, Missouri, Michigan, Utah, Texas, New York and Illinois. Cryptocurrencies, also known as virtual currencies or digital currencies, are online media of exchange. The most famous of these is Bitcoin. Like traditional currency, they act as a store of value and can be exchanged for goods and services. They can also be exchanged for dollars.
Once “The Community” had control of a victim’s phone number, the phone number was leveraged as a gateway to gain control of online accounts such as a victim’s email, cloud storage, and—ultimately—cryptocurrency exchange accounts. The Community would use their control of victims’ phone numbers to reset passwords on online accounts and/or request two-factor authentication (2FA) codes that allowed them to bypass security measures.
In total, The Community’s scheme resulted the theft of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency. Individual victims lost cryptocurrency valued, at the time of theft, ranging from under $2,000 to over $5 million. The sentenced defendants were involved in total thefts ranging from approximately $50,000 to over $9 million.
The following defendants have been previously sentenced in the Eastern District of Michigan, all after pleading guilty:
Ricky Handschumacher, 28, of Pasco Country, Florida, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7,681,570.03.
Colton Jurisic, 22, of Dubuque, Iowa was sentenced to 42 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $9,517,129.29.
Reyad Gafar Abbas, 22, of Charleston, South Carolina, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $310,791.90
Two defendants charged in the indictment were previously sentenced in other courts. Conor Freeman, 22, of Dublin, Ireland, pleaded guilty to parallel charges in Ireland and was sentenced to three years in prison by an Irish court. Ryan Stevenson, 29, of West Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation in the District of Connecticut. Both of these defendants were also ordered to pay restitution.
“The actions of these defendants resulted in the loss of millions of dollars to the victims, some of whom lost their entire retirement savings,” said Acting US Attorney Mohsin. “This case should serve as a reminder to all of us to protect our personal and financial information from those who seek to steal it.”
“The illegal activities of The Community were thwarted as the result of a complex international cryptocurrency and identity theft investigation,” said HSI Detroit Acting Special Agent in Charge James C. Harris. “As criminal organizations commonly use web-based schemes to further their illicit activities, this demonstrates how vulnerable our personal information can be, and the damage that can ensue when our information falls into the wrong hands.”
This case was investigated by HSI special agents with the assistance of Irish law enforcement authorities. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Wyse, assisted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shankar Ramamurthy and Michael El-Zein as well as attorneys from the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and Irish law enforcement officials. Special thanks are due to Assistant U.S. Attorneys and federal agents across the country that provided assistance with arrests and searches conducted on May 9, 2019.
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- Will be providing direct communication services for the Americans to the appropriate department or agency.
- Shall require the minimum job performance and will hold United States personnel to their sworn duties to not only protect and defend the constitution, but to serve United States victims and witnesses their required remedy & relief services.
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As The Forefathers wrote down on the Justice Party Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a
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Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the
general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
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- RICO – Investigations and prosecutions involving RICO, (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968)
- Conspiracy – The general conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 371, creates an offense
- Principals – Title 18 of the United States Code regards accessories to crime
- Interference – Prohibition of actual or attempted robbery or extortion
- Misprision – Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission
- Terrorism – The unlawful use of violence and intimidation
- Rights – Conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate anyone
- Deprivation– Willfully depriving a person of protected privileges
- Extraterritorial – Whoever attempts to kill or kidnap any individual designated
If two or more persons in any State, Territory, Possession, or District conspire to prevent, by force, intimidation, or threat, any person from accepting or holding any office:
Justice Installation
The Republic of The Continental United States of America requires Integrity V10+ service(s) to run.
Installation of all dependencies and devDependencies 8.11.2015 started the service.
cd home
ajp i
noah app
For participation environments:
ajp install --reign
ARK_ENV=production noah app
Justice Precipitation
The Americans are relentlessly pursuing the apprehension of current wanted federal fugitives and racketeers.
When the country is “At War” with corruption, the process & service of the administration of Justice changes.
“Soldiers defending a country at war are not subject to the rules of procedure designed for court trials. For example, if a soldier encounters an enemy, under internationally agreed upon rules of war, that soldier can take whatever action is necessary to protect himself and neutralize his enemy, whether it involves capturing and detaining the enemy or killing him on the spot.” – A S H C R O F T
Instructions on how to try and convict “Overt Racketeers in Time of War” shall be provided.
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Justice Development(s)
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“Now is the time for all good men to come to
the aid of their country.” – Charles E. Weller
Prepare your hearts and minds for the delivery of “Your Information.”
- For your information
Step One:
Prepare your own heart and mind for delivery services.
Step Two:
Prepare your families hearts and minds for delivery services.
(optional) Third:
Prepare your neighbors hearts and minds for delivery.
Building from source or “Root”
From the beginning of your country’s foundation:
Restore your lost sovereignty
Remind “Your Officials” of “Your Rights” not “Theirs.”
- Your Grounds “They” Are On.
Require YOUR REMEDY, RELIEF, SERVICE and PROCESS
Restoration of Accountability
Restoring the lost integrity of an entire nation with a simple technology approach.
The Americans new “Justice Party,” is “The Most Exceptional,” because of simplicity.
- Dangerous for organized crime that slithered its way into your systems too!
By default, the country did return to the original heirs, and the original creator’s offspring:
Already, which included “All Americans,” a. Red b. White c. Blue d. Black e. Yellow f. Purple etc.
cd freedom
new systems build -t <America1>/potcus:${package.json.version} .
This did create the ability to contribute and restore a nation being led by dangerous gradualism.
Be sure to “Wake Up” ${package.json.version} & come alive with your legitimate nation. The
version of your correct country of origin and not the fraudulent imitation one. – You’re Welcome AJP
Once understood, fully comprehended, digested, make sure you know and understand “Your Rights,”
do not belong to “Them.” Purchased by blood, sweat, tears and the God of “This Countries” military
might, did not labor in vain; so that foreign powers could simply lead your spirit into “Their” captivity.
America was born radical on July 4th 1776 and in time of war & extremity; never forget it.
Stand Up for Your Declaration of Independence - Radical 1776
Stand Up for Your Constitution and Root Justice System - Extreme 1787
Note:
--Stand Up for Your New United States Justice Codeas required for today and for modern day warfare activities.
Verify the deployment by navigating to your new and updated systems deployed,
made just for all day modern day enemy combatants; found inside “Your System.”
- II.I.JI.VERIFY.II.I.JI. II.I.JI. JI. I.
1112.3.2.1:2021
Legitimate Legal and Lawful Justice Action
II.I.JI.SERVED.II.I.JI. II.I.JI. JI. I.
Remember A+ Free Nation, Starts With Your Freedom to Do Justice First!
§373 | §641 | §666 | §871 | §1001 | §1028 | §1071 | §1117 | §1111 | §1203 | §1341 | §1343 | §1503 | §1512 | | §1513 |§1519 | §1581 | §1621 | §1622 | §1701 | §1702 | §1708 | §1751 | §1752 | §1959 | §2139B | §2153| §2154 | §2155 | §2156 | §2331 | §2332b | §2340 | §2381 | §2382 | §2383 | §2384 | §2385 | §2387 | §2388 | §2441 | §3591| §3771
JUSTICE IS THE FIRST ORDER OF OUR NATIONS BUSINESS AND NOTHING HAZ CHANGED WITH THA(T.)!
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