# Anton Napolsky

No alias recorded

Charged, Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ operator of Z-Library.

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

- Charged in connection with operating Z-Library.
- Arrested in Córdoba, Argentina, at US request.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions 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:** [Z-Library domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/z-library-domain-seizure)

**Recorded role:** operator of Z-Library

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

**Charging jurisdiction:** Argentina

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Charged, November 2022

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** Argentina

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-napolsky)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-napolsky/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-napolsky/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-napolsky/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 3, 2022

2. November 3, 2022

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.