Status in the case file. The media reported on two convictions in Belarus. Information regarding his role on the forums is partly based on an interview with Pavlovich.
About the editorial tag. ‘Suspect’ is the editorial label for this series. The procedural status and outcomes of the cases are indicated separately.
Relevance to the topic. CarderPlanet, the interview and the Belarusian cases.
Forums and his own platform
Sergei Pavlovich explains that he initially used Carding.org before moving on to CarderPlanet. In an interview with The Record, he recalled meeting BadB and Boa, as well as setting up his own forum, DumpsMarket. From his account, it appears that he sold data obtained from other participants in the underground market and organised its further use. The Moscow Times described his activities in a separate report and referred to him by the nickname ‘Policedog’. [1] [2]
Who stole the data and who sold it?
Pavlovich’s story illustrates how different roles intersected within a single market. In the interview, he identifies the suppliers from whom he obtained data, his own marketplace for selling it, and the people who used the data to obtain money or goods. It was the intermediary who linked suppliers and buyers located in different countries. Pavlovich speaks about his own experience of participating in the scheme. There is no court document in the case file that would establish him as the founder or administrator of CarderPlanet. [1] [2]
Two cases in Belarus
According to Pavlovich, he spent around two and a half years in prison on the first charge. His second prison term, as he told The Record, was linked to the sale of payment details to a man who turned out to be a US Secret Service agent. He estimated the actual time served for the second case at approximately seven and a half years. The Moscow Times also reported on the two Belarusian convictions, totalling approximately ten years’ imprisonment, and his release in 2015. [1] [2]
After his release
Pavlovich has published a book about carding and his time in prison. In a later interview, he stated that he had moved away from his previous activities. The public accounts of turnover and the scale of his personal earnings in these materials come from Pavlovich himself. In this profile, priority has been given to dated interviews and the published biographical chronology. [1] [2]
What is known about the American line
Pavlovich’s second story, in his own words, began with a deal involving a US Secret Service agent. The mere involvement of an American agent in the operation does not prove that he was convicted in the US. In the published biography, the prison terms are linked to Belarus. From these materials, it is possible to piece together how data and buyers crossed national borders, whilst criminal proceedings were conducted in accordance with the laws of the country in question. [1] [2]
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