Sorin Becheru, 35, was arrested by Romanian authorities Jan. 1 and flown to Texas by the FBI to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with access devices., according to a news release from the Justice Department. The extradition was done under a bilateral extradition treaty between the U.S. and Romania.

The Justice Department accuses Becheru of using malware that stole credit card numbers from point-of-sale devices with servers located in the U.S. At one point, he had information for more than 240,000 credit cards “belonging to victims located in the (Justice Department’s) Northern District of Texas and elsewhere.”

Becheru made his first appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on March 4. If convicted, Becheru faces up to five years in a U.S. federal prison.

Source – StarTelegram