# Aleksandr Zhukov

Also known as: King of Fraud

Sentenced

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

No role for this person is stated in the public record.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

**Recorded role:** Role not stated

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** Not recorded

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** 18-CR-633 (ERK)

**Latest recorded action:** Sentenced, November 2021

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** Not established

**Recorded sentence:** 10 years' imprisonment and $3,827,493 forfeiture

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksandr-zhukov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksandr-zhukov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksandr-zhukov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksandr-zhukov/sources)

## Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

1. November 10, 2021

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.

## Court cases

Court cases in which this person is named. Being named in a case is not a finding of guilt. Charges are accusations only.

No court case in this index names this person. That is a gap in the record, not a finding about this person.