Russia

Why the Hell Did America Just Send This Master Cybercriminal Back to Russia?

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

The U.S. spent years tracking down an elite Russian cybercriminal and putting him in jail. The decision to let him board a plane to Moscow this week is raising thorny questions.

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