Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release
September 29, 2009 United States Attorney's Office
District of Connecticut
Contact: (203) 821-3700

Two Romanian Citizens Extradited to the United States to Face Charges Related to Alleged Phishing Scheme

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that two Romanian citizens have been extradited to the United States to face charges stemming from an alleged Internet “phishingâ€