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U.S. Arrests Five Fugitives Wanted by Germany for Massive Fraud Scheme | United States Department of Justice

Arrests Five Fugitives Wanted, Massive Fraud Scheme Wednesday, Share Facebook — U.S. Arrests Five Fugitives Wanted by Germany for Massive Fraud Scheme | United States Justice Department.

Arrests Five Fugitives Wanted by Germany for Massive Fraud Scheme Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs The United States arrested five international fugitives at the request of the Federal Republic of Germany, which has charged the individuals for their roles in a network involving German payment service processors that defrauded thousands of victims of more than €300 million and created a shadow financial system in Germany. Marshals Service made the announcement.Germany alleges that the fugitives defrauded victims in violation of German law

by creating millions of recurring, fraudulent debit or credit card charges from fictitious merchants. According to German authorities, the defendants orchestrated a scheme in which they deliberately kept monthly charges on credit cards to below €50, to avoid suspicion among victims about the nature of the charges.  These charges were linked to fictitious companies using fictitious websites that were only accessible via direct links or URL’s. German authorities allege that this complex scheme resulted in the creation of a shadow financial system in Germany.In the United States, the Justice Department’s Office of

International Affairs (OIA), the U.S. announcement U.S. Pursuant to its treaty obligations, the United States located and arrested the fugitives in the Central District of California for ultimate extradition to Germany.Four U.S. citizens residing in California — Medhat Mourid, of Woodland Hills, Andrew Garroni, of Los Angeles, Guy Mizrachi, of Agoura Hills, Ardeshir Akhavan, of Irvine — and Canadian National Tunde Benak, of Irvine, were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service and made their initial appearances in federal court today.Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill

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