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Vitaly Nikolayevich Kovalev

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TypePerson[sources]
NameKOVALEV, Vitaly Nikolayevich · VITALIY KOVALEV · VITALY NIKOLAYEVICH KOVALEV · Vitaliy Nikolayevich KOVALEV · Vitaly KOVALEV · 1 more...[sources]
Other nameAlex Konor · Ben · Bentley · Bergen · VITALIY KOVALEV · 4 more...[sources]
Weak aliasBen · Bentley[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityRussia[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
CitizenshipRussia[sources]
Eye colorBrown[sources]
First nameVITALIY · VITALY NIKOLAYEVICH · Vitaliy · Vitaly[sources]
Hair colorBrown[sources]
Height5’11”[sources]
Last nameBen · Bentley · KOVALEV · Kovalev[sources]
Middle nameNikolayevich[sources]
Second nameNikolayevich[sources]
SummaryIn February 2012, a federal grand jury in the District of New Jersey returned an indictment charging Vitaly Nikolayevich Kovalev with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and eight counts of bank fraud in connection with a series of intrusions into victim bank accounts held at various U.S.-based financial institutions that occurred in 2009 and 2010.As alleged in the indictment, Kovalev and his co-conspirators were able to gain unauthorized access to accounts held at least three different U.S-based financial institutions. Once they gained access to the accounts, Kovalev and others made unauthorized transfers of funds into other bank accounts established by, and at the direction of, Kovalev solely for the purpose of receiving the stolen funds. The funds would then be withdrawn or transferred out of these accounts at the direction of Kovalev. In total, Kovalev and his co-conspirators were able to transfer without authorization nearly $1 million from the victim bank accounts.The prosecution is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey. In addition to the criminal charges, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against Kovalev in relation to his position as a senior figure within the Trickbot trojan virus organization.The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.If you have information regarding this individual, please contact the U.S. Secret Service at MostWanted@usss.dhs.gov.[sources]
Unique Entity IDH9AYLNHKYA97 · Y4Q9K59DACK6[sources]
Weight160 lbs[sources]
Source linksanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.secretservice.gov[sources]
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The ‘Bentley’ alias is for historical use of the moniker.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

The ‘Bentley’ alias is for historical use of the moniker.

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Relevant links: /newsroom/releases/2023/02/russian-national-charged-bank-fraud-related-hacking-campaign, https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/russian-national-charged-bank-fraud-related-hacking-campaign, https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1256

US Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitives,

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Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,265

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States of America · OFAC

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,923

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,984

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA

US Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitives31

Wanted fugitivies listed on United States Secret Service website.

United States of America · USSS

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,233

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States of America · GSA

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,407

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI


Source data IDs: gb-hmt-15742 · gb-fcdo-cyb0027 · ofac-40769 · usgsa-s4mrty6ph · us-sswant-kovalev · usgsa-s4mrty1s7 · usgsa-s4mrpc30t

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