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Gal Barak – The Former Cybercrime Boss And His Gang!

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Israeli Gal Barak, as principal of the E&G Bulgaria cybercrime organization, was sentenced in Vienna in September 2020 to several years in prison and more than €4 million in restitution. He was released on parole in the fall of 2021 and reportedly returned to Israel by private jet. There he established the Vantage Fund for convicted cybercriminals. His lieutenant Maor Sioni recently got married in Israel. Gal Barak plus his E&G Bulgaria gang were invited and pictured.

Former Gal Barak Lieutenant Chen Ganon also prosecuted in Germany

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Chen Ganon was one of the former lieutenants of the convicted principal of the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria, Gal Barak. He was the manager in charge of the broker scam SafeMarkets and has managed the boiler rooms in Belgrade and Sarajevo. Until recently, only the Austrian law enforcement prosecuted Ganon. Now the Bamberg prosecutor's office also prosecutes Ganon in Germany.

The driver’s testimony! How the arrest of the Wolf of Sofia happened!

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Update: we have been informed that Ben Gettemans was not only the personal driver of Gal Barak but also...

Analysis – More indictments against the E&G Bulgaria Mafia family

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Maor Sioni has referred to Gal Barak's cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria as his family. In proper mafia parlance. Sioni was one of the family's executives. Another executive, Tal-Jacki Fitelzon is currently standing trial in Munich, Germany. The indictment accuses him of being a ringleader of the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria, which allegedly defrauded tens of thousands of consumers worldwide out of more than €200 million with its scams. Jacki has already pleaded guilty to this charge as a ringleader of the Mafia family.

Germany’s War against cybercrime – Gal Barak Deputy Kfir Levy arrested!

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German authorities are known for their slow thoroughness. The culture of the Germans is to plan and build complex things and then run the machine effectively. It took a few years to get the machine running even in the fight against cybercrime and scammers. But now the war machine is running. They declared war on the Israeli cybercrime scene. Reportedly, Gal Barak's deputy Kfir Levy has now also been arrested in the Philippines. At the request of the German authorities.

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – Gal Barak charged with giving false testimony and the Israeli fraud elite!

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Gal Barak was sentenced in the Vienna Cybercrime Trials as one of the masterminds behind the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria to four years in prison and millions in restitution payments for investment fraud and money laundering. His Bulgarian wife Marina Barak faces the same charges and is currently on trial. Gal Barak gave false testimony at the trial of his wife and was consequently charged by the prosecution for that. As private prosecutors, the EFRI lawyer and its principal Elfriede Sixt accompany the trials representing the victims' voice!

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – Contempt of Court, no remorse, and no more answers!

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The second day in the trial against Marina Barak (previously Marina Andreeva), the former CFO of the Israeli-Bulgarian cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria was being held today. The judges continued their questioning. Moreover, her husband, Gal Barak, was also scheduled to testify. He was already sentenced in September 2020 as principal and CEO of E&G Bulgaria to four years in prison and is currently in prison in Austria. In the run-up, Gal Barak had unpacked and accused his former partners and employees like Ilan Tzorya or Boyan Popov.

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – Former Cybercrime CFO Marina Barak opts for “I was in love” strategy

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In his opening statement, the prosecutor claims that Marina Barak, along with her husband Gal Barak, was the key person in the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria. For example, she assigned the shifts in the boiler rooms, kept the personnel files, and organized the money laundering. She was also responsible for appointing partly homeless people as directors at the Legal Entities to operate the scam brands. According to the prosecution's findings, Marina Barak continued the scam operations after her husband's arrest.

Vienna Cybercrime Trials against former CFO Marina Barak start next week!

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Gal Barak was found guilty as charged in early September 2020 as the head of the cybercrime organization E&G Bulgaria for investment fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced to four years in prison. Also, millions of Euros frozen in Bulgarian bank accounts were confiscated for restitution payments. Barak is about to be extradited to Germany, where he is also charged with operating the fraudulent brokers. His partner and wife, Bulgarian Marina Barak, will stand trial as his accomplice and CFO of E&G Bulgaria. She is expected to plead not guilty.

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – Follow the money and compensate victims

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The Israeli scammer and cybercriminal Gal Barak was sentenced to four years in prison on September 1, 2020 for investment fraud and money laundering. Now the victims of the various scams of his Bulgarian-Israeli cybercrime organization can assert their claims. The money for this must now be found. It has been laundered with the help of negligent or intentional banks and payment processors like Payvision. The authorities followed the money and recorded its trace in detail. Barak's partners Gery Shalon and Vladislav Smirnov were also uncovered.

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – The Political Implications of this landmark Court Case for the EU

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The Vienna Cybercrime Trials against Gal Barak, the alleged Israeli principal of the cybercrime organization around E&G Bulgaria have a political dimension in several respects. Let us start with the light political dimension on Facebook. There we could not promote the last post about the Vienna Cybercrime Trials, because the article mentioned Barak's many political contacts. Therefore, Facebook classified the article as political election advertising and rejected the application. That's the more funny side of this case.

Vienna Cybercrime Trials – The Political Implications of this landmark Court Case for the EU

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The Vienna Cybercrime Trials against Gal Barak, the alleged Israeli principal of the cybercrime organization around E&G Bulgaria have a political dimension in several respects. Let us start with the light political dimension on Facebook. There we could not promote the last post about the Vienna Cybercrime Trials, because the article mentioned Barak's many political contacts. Therefore, Facebook classified the article as political election advertising and rejected the application. That's the more funny side of this case.

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