Here's an update on the E&G Bulgaria cybercrime case involving Israelis Gal Barak and Gery Shalon. FinTelegram has been instrumental in uncovering and providing crucial whistleblower information, which led to Barak's arrest in early 2019. While Barak and several of his associates have already been sentenced, further charges are anticipated, potentially implicating Gery Shalon as the true mastermind behind Barak's operations.
Georgian-born Israeli Gery Shalon is the son of former Georgian MP and entrepreneur Shota Shalelashvili and the alleged mastermind in the largest financial hack in U.S. history (read DoJ press release). He was arrested in Israel in July 2015 and extradited to the U.S. There he stands in a kind of house arrest, waits for his trial, and is said to help U.S. authorities in their fight against Russia in a bid for leniency.