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Fla. man hacks bank, tries to steal $7 billion because Jesus wanted him to, officials say
An unemployed Lakeland, Florida, man has entered a guilty plea on charges he made $7 billion in fraudulent wire transfers because Jesus wanted him to be wealthy, court documents say.
In a heavily redacted criminal complaint, John Michael Haskew was accused of setting up the wire transfers on Dec. 9 and 10 from “a large, nationally renowned financial institution.”
Investigators were tipped off to the suspicious wire transfers on Dec. 12, saying Haskew had processed numerous transactions totaling more than $7 billion.
Haskew told agents he was “self-taught on the banking industry” and figured out how to make the fraudulent wire transfers through experimentation, the complaint said.
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/national/fla-man-hacks-bank-tries-steal-7-billion-because-j/ntgLJ/
In a heavily redacted criminal complaint, John Michael Haskew was accused of setting up the wire transfers on Dec. 9 and 10 from “a large, nationally renowned financial institution.”
Investigators were tipped off to the suspicious wire transfers on Dec. 12, saying Haskew had processed numerous transactions totaling more than $7 billion.
Haskew told agents he was “self-taught on the banking industry” and figured out how to make the fraudulent wire transfers through experimentation, the complaint said.
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/national/fla-man-hacks-bank-tries-steal-7-billion-because-j/ntgLJ/
Sounds like he got too greedy, if it took 2 to 3 days for investigators to be involved. This article ("your home for stories that wouldn't happen in any other state"
) says he provided a routing number that wasn't his, to pay off a federal government debt. I'd have hoped it takes more than that to divert billions.
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