Middle District of Florida Administrator Of Online Criminal Marketplace Extradited From Kosovo To The United States United States Department of Justice
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ppTampa Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces the extradition of Liridon Masurica 33 Gjilan Kosovo also known as blackdb Masurica is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and five substantive counts of fraudulent use of 15 or more unauthorized access devices If convicted on all counts Masurica faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prisonppMasurica a citizen and resident of Kosovo was taken into custody by authorities in Kosovo on December 12 2024 and extradited on May 9 to the United States pursuant to the extradition treaty between the United States and the Republic of Kosovo Masurica made his initial appearance in federal court in Tampa on May 12 2025 before United States Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin and was ordered detained pending trialppAccording to the indictment Masurica was the lead administrator of BlackDBccan online criminal marketplace in operation from 2018 until present BlackDBcc illegally offered for sale compromised account and server credentials credit card information and other personally identifiable information of individuals primarily located in the United States including those located within the Middle District of Florida Once purchased cybercriminals used the items purchased on BlackDBcc to facilitate a wide range of illegal activity including tax fraud credit card fraud and identity theftppAn indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guiltyppThis investigation was led by the FBI in cooperation with Kosovo Polices Cybercrime Investigation Directorate It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carlton C Gammons Substantial assistance was provided by the FBIs Legal Attaché Office in Sofia Bulgaria and the Department of Justices Office of International Affairs in securing the arrest and extradition of Masurica Additionally Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosova and Kosovo Polices Cybercrime Investigation Directorate provided substantial assistance in the arrest of MasuricappOrlando FL US District Judge John C Antoon II has sentenced Thomas Gaffney 59 Melbourne to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud The court also entered an orderppTampa Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces that AhJhzae Diamondric Artag Berry 30 St Petersburg has pleaded guilty to four counts of bank fraud and six counts of mail theft BerryppOrlando FL Two Florida men pleaded guilty last week just before jury selection began for their June 2 trial The two pled before Magistrate Judge David Baker to taxppMiddle District of Florida
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ppTampa Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces the extradition of Liridon Masurica 33 Gjilan Kosovo also known as blackdb Masurica is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and five substantive counts of fraudulent use of 15 or more unauthorized access devices If convicted on all counts Masurica faces a maximum penalty of 55 years in federal prisonppMasurica a citizen and resident of Kosovo was taken into custody by authorities in Kosovo on December 12 2024 and extradited on May 9 to the United States pursuant to the extradition treaty between the United States and the Republic of Kosovo Masurica made his initial appearance in federal court in Tampa on May 12 2025 before United States Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin and was ordered detained pending trialppAccording to the indictment Masurica was the lead administrator of BlackDBccan online criminal marketplace in operation from 2018 until present BlackDBcc illegally offered for sale compromised account and server credentials credit card information and other personally identifiable information of individuals primarily located in the United States including those located within the Middle District of Florida Once purchased cybercriminals used the items purchased on BlackDBcc to facilitate a wide range of illegal activity including tax fraud credit card fraud and identity theftppAn indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guiltyppThis investigation was led by the FBI in cooperation with Kosovo Polices Cybercrime Investigation Directorate It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carlton C Gammons Substantial assistance was provided by the FBIs Legal Attaché Office in Sofia Bulgaria and the Department of Justices Office of International Affairs in securing the arrest and extradition of Masurica Additionally Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosova and Kosovo Polices Cybercrime Investigation Directorate provided substantial assistance in the arrest of MasuricappOrlando FL US District Judge John C Antoon II has sentenced Thomas Gaffney 59 Melbourne to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud The court also entered an orderppTampa Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces that AhJhzae Diamondric Artag Berry 30 St Petersburg has pleaded guilty to four counts of bank fraud and six counts of mail theft BerryppOrlando FL Two Florida men pleaded guilty last week just before jury selection began for their June 2 trial The two pled before Magistrate Judge David Baker to taxppMiddle District of Florida
Tampa Office Headquarters
US Attorneys Office
400 North Tampa Street
Suite 3200
Tampa FL 33602ppPhone 8132746000ppStay ConnectedppppHave a question about Government Servicesp
