Yurii Nazarenko guilty plea in OnlyFake fake-ID case
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Yurii Nazarenko pleaded guilty in a federal cybercrime case involving OnlyFake, a fake-ID platform that sold counterfeit documents worldwide. The scheme used AI-generated identities to produce realistic-looking passports, driver’s licenses, and Social Security cards. Prosecutors said the service was used to defeat Know Your Customer checks at banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. The case now moves toward forfeiture and sentencing, with Nazarenko facing up to 15 years in prison.
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27.02.2026 02:00 2 articles · 4mo ago
Yurii Nazarenko pleads guilty in OnlyFake fake-ID case
Legal Policy Action UpdateYurii Nazarenko pleaded guilty to operating OnlyFake, a subscription-based platform that used artificial intelligence to generate realistic-looking counterfeit passports, driver's licenses, and Social Security cards and to sell more than 10,000 fake identification documents worldwide. Prosecutors said the service helped customers bypass Know Your Customer checks at banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, while Nazarenko also routed cryptocurrency payments through multiple wallets and deleted emails after reporting on the site in February 2024. He was extradited from Romania in September 2025, agreed to forfeit $1.2 million, and faces sentencing on June 26, 2026.
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