South Carolina Man Scams Nation, Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
Arash Amiri Abedian, 31, and Danial Jeloudar, 27, two Iranian nationals, have been charged in a superseding indictment with aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and computer hacking conspiracy.
According to the allegations, Abedian and Jeloudar conspired to violate multiple U.S. criminal statutes, obtaining stolen credit card numbers and related personal information by hacking and otherwise. They used this information to fraudulently and by extortion obtain money, goods, and services from U.S.-based and foreign victims.
Between 2011 and 2016, Abedian used malicious software, or ‘malware,’ to capture the credit card and other personal information of individuals who had transacted with certain merchants’ websites.
The superseding indictment further alleges that, in January 2017, Jeloudar contacted a California-based online merchant and threatened to disclose its customers’ credit card numbers and other related information previously obtained by hacking the merchant’s website, unless it made a Bitcoin payment to Jeloudar.
The FBI’s Columbia, South Carolina Cyber Squad investigated the case. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Klumb of the District of South Carolina and Trial Attorney Heather Alpino of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.
Abedian and Jeloudar are presumed innocent until proven guilty. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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