Feds Arrest ‘Kurupt’ Carding Kingpin?
Summary: David Benjamin Schrooten, 21, appeared in Seattle federal court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to bank fraud, access device fraud and conspiracy charges for allegedly running Web sites that sold stolen credit card numbers in bulk, including roughly 44,000 cards. Authorities said Schrooten, allegedly known in the hacking community as "Fortezza," was extradited after Interpol arrested him in Cluj, Romania, and that 21-year-old Christopher A. Schroebel of Maryland was charged as an accomplice.
What's compelling: The government's case will likely rest on testimony from Schroebel, who was arrested in November 2011 and pleaded guilty last month, while Romanian media reported Schrooten tried to kill himself twice in prison awaiting extradition.
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