Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley, Parental Kidnapping, Extortion, Kansas 2023

A Wichita woman was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison today for unlawfully taking her daughter to Russia and demanding money before allowing the American father to have custody of the girl, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley, 38, was found guilty on one count of international parental kidnapping and two counts of attempting to extort money from the child’s father.

The crimes occurred in April 2014, when Mobley took a child of hers (identified as S.M. in court records) to Russia despite the fact the biological father, Brian Mobley, had been awarded joint custody in Sedgwick County District Court.

The defendant did not obtain the permission of the court or Brian Mobley before going to Russia with the child. The child still has not returned to the United States.

Between April 2014 and November 2016, the defendant only permitted Brian Mobley to communicate with S.M. via cell phones and Skype applications. She told Brian Mobley that he needed to send her money in order to see the child.

U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart for their work on the case.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart prosecuted the case.

Bogdana Alexandrovna Mobley was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for international parental kidnapping and extortion. She will serve her time in a federal prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/russian-woman-sentenced-parental-kidnapping-extortion