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Pittsfield man charged in international cyber crime bust
Peter Ketchum arrested Tuesday
Updated: Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012, 11:50 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012, 11:50 PM EDT
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Peter Ketchum of Pittsfield was arrested today in a major international sting targeting online financial fraud.
Eleven people were arrested in the United States. Another 13 people were charged in seven foreign countries.
The arrests were made following a federal investigation of hackers who exchanged credit card, bank and other information in private Internet forums.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the two-year FBI undercover operation prevented more than $205 million in losses.
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