MEDIA ADVISORY: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT ACTION

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on May 8, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

News Conference Set for Wednesday, May 8, at 2 p.m. ET at U.S. Courthouse in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH - Federal authorities will hold a news conference on May 8 at 2 p.m. ET in Pittsburgh to discuss a significant cybercrime enforcement action. This investigation was led by the United States Attorney’s Office in Western Pennsylvania and the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Pittsburgh Field Office, and also included the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

WHO:

U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady, Western District of Pennsylvania

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard W. Downing, Justice Department’s Criminal Division

Special Agent in Charge Robert Allan Jones, FBI Pittsburgh Field Office

Eugenio Ricas, Brazilian Federal Police Attaché

Gabriel Bitton, Israel National Police Attaché for North America

WHEN:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019

2 p.m. ET

WHERE:

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse