Fugitive VoIP Hacker Extradited to the US
Posted By AVAD Technologies Business Editor on 2009-19-10
A Venezuelan citizen arrested in Mexico last February on hacking and wire fraud charges has been extradited and is expected to appear in court tomorrow in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, announced.
Edwin Pena, 26, is scheduled to appear tomorrow at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Claire C. Cecchi for an initial appearance. A 20-count Indictment charges Pena with conspiracy to secretly hack into the computer networks of unsuspecting Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone service providers; conspiracy to commit wire fraud by transmitting telephone calls over the victim''s networks; and individual hacking and wire fraud counts.
