# 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)

## Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 2 recorded actions

1. [1]
[Z-Library domains seized; two Russian nationals charged](https://takedownindex.org/sources/us-doj-usao-edny-fbi-z-library-domains-seized-two-russian-nationals-charged)

US DOJ / USAO EDNY / FBI, November 16, 2022 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

Establishes the approximately 249-domain seizure and the charges against Napolsky and Ermakova.

No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.