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Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, March 10, 2022. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins' extradition from Canada to the United States on 9 March 2022 ('yesterday' relative to the 10 March 2022 release) on a Middle District of Florida indictment, with approximately $28,151,582 in cryptocurrency seized..

Source type
Government release
Published
March 10, 2022
Research grade
P1
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Publisher
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
Published
March 10, 2022
Source type
Government release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/former-canadian-government-employee-extradited-united-states-face-charges-dozens-ransomware
What it supports
Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins' extradition from Canada to the United States on 9 March 2022 ('yesterday' relative to the 10 March 2022 release) on a Middle District of Florida indictment, with approximately $28,151,582 in cryptocurrency seized.
Dataset id
src_justicegov_vachon_desjardins_extradited_2022

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  • Subtitle on the page: 'Approximately $28,151,582 in Cryptocurrency Seized'.
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