London’s Harrow Crown Court sentenced a Russian bank chief to six year prison term for coordinating an international identity theft operation, SC Magazine reported Wednesday.

42-year-old Anton Dolgov, also known as Anton Gelonkin, former head of Moscow City Bank, has helped run a criminal gang, which stole millions of pounds from British, American and Spanish account holders.

The fraudsters used stolen credit card numbers to create false identities to purchase expensive electronic equipment and other goods, which they then resold on eBay. Police believe the global campaign could have spanned a decade.

Police agents issued an international arrest warrant for Dolgov after Spanish police caught one of the lieutenants of the gang and documents seized in the arrest identified him.

Police discovered the criminal’s London premises after a burglary was reported next door. Agents raided the property and found Kostap plus incriminating material including documents relating to false identities and CDs containing the names of thousands of American births and deaths.

Despite being handcuffed, Kostap managed to jump up and flick an electrical switch that wiped a computer database that could have held more records of the criminal group’s activities, police reported.

“It is quite clear that the total amount of money defrauded will probably never be known,” said prosecutor David Hewitt. “These conspirators were prolific identity creators running an organized business.”

Hewitt said ?750,000 was known to have been defrauded and ?56,000 in stock was recovered from the thieves’ premises.

The mastermind, known as Kaljusaar, is still on the run, according to officers.

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