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Valeriia Ermakova

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
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

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

    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.