Anton Bogdanov

The Phuket News

In Thailand detained a 34-year-old Russian Anton Bogdanov agreed to voluntary extradition to the United States, where he faces up to 50 years in prison for multiple criminal counts related to the use of computer technology. The extradition of an alleged hacker in the United States is reported by TASS with reference to head of the consular Department of the Embassy of Russia in Thailand Vladimir Pronin.

“Despite the fact that today at the meeting of the [court] was read only recently brought to Thailand full American request for extradition Bogdanov, he decided to seek voluntary expedited extradition to the US, abandoning attempts to challenge the us request in Thai court”, – Pronin has informed. According to him, the former to three of the charges related to crimes in the field of information technology, added three new.

In the American prosecution said, Anton Bogdanov “hacked into the system of income tax refund in the United States, changed the route and Bank account details in tax returns to refund was made on account of fraud”. Russian citizen charged with fraud, hacking and theft of government property. The damage from actions of the malefactor was estimated at $ 1 million.

Bogdanov himself had previously denied his guilt and claimed to not even know how to program. According to Anton, in Moscow, he earned a living road transport – a man more than five years owned a small taxi company with a fleet of four cars. This business brought Bogdanov about 100 thousand rubles a month.

Anton’s parents Peter and Galina, told RT that the statements of millions of dollars allegedly stolen by their son, is simply absurd. “Our family is generally very funny, because we live below average. What millions he moved there? This is nonsense!” – stressed mother Bogdanov.

Anton Bogdanov was detained at the airport of Phuket on 28 November 2018. That day he had to leave Thailand, where together with his partner, spent 12 days as tourists. The detention of the Russians was attended by the FBI of the United States.

The Russian Embassy in Thailand claimed to have the situation with Bogdanov under special control.