US Announces Arrest of Russian National in Credit Card Theft Scam

U.S. officials say a Russian national is in custody on charges linked to the theft and resale of tens of thousands of consumer credit card numbers. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Roman Valerevich Seleznev, appeared Monday in a U.S. court in Guam, where he was ordered held while awaiting another hearing July 22. The U.S. Justice Department provided no details on the circumstances of Seleznev's arrest, but authorities say he was charged in a secret 2011 indictment that...

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