
The agency announced that a Pittsburgh man was arrested after the FBI investigated cybercrime and identity fraud.
Peter ketchham, Jr.
The FBI said he was arrested on Tuesday at the age of 21 and was charged with conspiracy to carry out access equipment fraud, possibly facing more than seven years in prison.
Ketchham was arrested as one of the two.
Conduct a one-year secret investigation of "grooming" crimes that typically involve "stealing personal identity information and financial information. . . According to the FBI.
Ketchum allegedly sold "delivery addresses" to other cyber criminals in exchange for money or goods ".
"Delivery address" is usually a vacant house or apartment, and items purchased using stolen credit card information can be shipped and accepted by another person.
"Individuals who use stolen credit card information to purchase goods on the Internet are generally reluctant to ship the goods to their home address, because of concerns that it is easy for law enforcement to track down the purchased goods, the FBI said in a statement.
Officials said Ketchum allegedly advertised locations in the United States "across multiple cities," and received goods including sunglasses, air purifiers and a large amount of hemp.
Ketchum is one of 24 cyber criminals around the world. The FBI called it "the largest coordinated international law enforcement action in history to sort out crimes ".
As a result of the investigation, the FBI blocked some $0. 205 billion in economic losses and informed credit card providers of more than 411,000 damaged cards, officials who informed 47 companies of the damage to their network said.