Four North Texans who face charges of cybercrime conspiracy have been found in Cancun, Mexico after fleeing from the United States. They had been indicted the previous week by a Dallas federal grand jury and then made the decision to flee the country.
The four were part of a massive ring of nineteen individuals which was charged with committing wire and mail fraud. According to US attorney James Jacks, this crime ring has been involved in this fraud from 2003 until 2009. There were allegations made by certain telecom companies that a Mr. Michael Faulkner and companies on his server had not been paying for web hosting services and for voice over internet protocol services. Other allegations made include the fact that these individuals were obtaining goods and services with fake ids.
It became possible for these individuals to obtain certain things such as generators, office space or computer racks by setting up fake companies which would conceal their true identity.
In order to avoid prosecution Mr. Faulkner and his wife fled the United States. It is suggested that they were the main culprits behind the scam. But they did not flee alone and were arrested in Mexico along with Jason and William Watts.
Now not only is Faulkner facing charges for cybercrime conspiracy, but he is also being accused of destroying evidence, obstructing justices, hiding assets and threatening a witness. He will also face charges of registering a domain name falsely.
If he is convicted of these crimes he could be left facing huge consequences. The conspiracy charge alone holds a maximum fine of $1 million and a prison sentence of up to thirty years. A fine of up to $250,000 is the maximum for both obstruction charges with twenty years in prison. There is a maximum of seven years in prison if convicted of a felony plus falsely registering a domain name.
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