Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of YOUSEF SELASSIE, 19, for stealing the identities of at least 75 victims across the United States in a sophisticated “SIM swapping” scheme, through which he stole more than $1 million in cryptocurrency. SELASSIE is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with Identity Theft, Grand Larceny, Computer Trespass, Computer Tampering, and Scheme to Defraud, among other charges.[1] “From his Brooklyn apartment, this defendant accessed accounts belonging to 75 victims in 20 different states,” said District Attorney Vance. “As ... (full story)