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A Russian has been sentenced in New York to prison for stealing more than $1 million from victims chosen from the Forbes 400 list of wealthy Americans.
Igor Klopov was sentenced Wednesday 3 1/2 to 10 1/2 years for grand larceny and identity theft. The 25-year-old admitted he ran an Internet ring that prosecutors say was based in his Moscow home and targeted rich U.S. citizens.
Prosecutors say his targets included Texas billionaire Charles J. Wyly Jr. Klopov was accused of ordering a checkbook for Wyly's bank account.
The former Moscow University student pleaded guilty in February. He told a Manhattan judge he intended "to do everything in my power to make restitution."
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