U.S. and Romania Take Down Online Organize Crime Ring Operating out of Romania

On February 7, 2019, the United States law enforcement announced the unsealing of indictments, charging 20 people, including 16 foreign nationals, for their roles in an international organized crime group that defrauded U.S. victims through online auction fraud, causing millions of dollars in losses. The prosecution arises out of a multi-year investigation, beginning in Kentucky, that was led by the U.S. Secret Service and featured cooperation with several local, state, federal, and international (i.e., Romanian) law enforcement partners.