Romanian Authorities Detain 20 People In Cyber Crime Case

Romanian authorities on Wednesday searched 20 homes of cyber crime suspects and detained 20 people to be questioned by organized crime prosecutors over a fraud of EUR500,000 de euro, people close to the investigation said.

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Wednesday's searches are part of the case revealed last week, when about 90 cyber crime suspects were placed under criminal investigation for defrauding about 1,000 victims of some $20 million, between 2009 and 2011, by putting up for sale fictitious cars, motorcycles, light boats and electronics on eBay and Craigslist..

Romanian law enforcement authorities, in collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI staff working with the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, conducted 117 searches targeting over 100 suspects last week.

U.S. Ambassador to Bucharest Mark Gitenstein said Friday 22 people have been charged in the United States for cyber crimes and the U.S. will try to have them extradited once they have been processed by the Romanian justice system.

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