fdiaz2day Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 WASHINGTON, May 16 ? More than 130 people and $17 million have been seized nationwide in operations by the FBI and other agencies to stop cybercrime. The Justice Department dubbed the effort ?Operation E-con,? a collection of separate investigations over the past five months targeting investment scams, sales of stolen software, online banking fraud ? even a purported Russian marriage service. ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT called the program ?a decisive, nationally coordinated effort to root out and take action against some of the leading online, economic crime.? He was joined at a news conference Friday by FBI Director Robert Mueller and other top Justice Department officials. Officials estimated the collective losses across more than 90 investigations at $176 million, affecting 89,000 victims. The cases involved the FBI, Secret Service, Customs Service, IRS, Postal Inspection Service, Federal Trade Commission and state and local police agencies. ?It?s to demonstrate that we have a commitment,? said Dan Larkin, the FBI?s senior representative to the Internet Fraud and Complaint Center, based in West Virginia. ?This is of high importance to the American public, who are increasingly finding themselves part of these schemes.? Read More: MSNBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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