Columbus, Ohio – A New York man who played a key role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen through cybercrime and identity theft has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. The sentence was handed down in a federal courtroom in Columbus, where much of the crime’s damage was first discovered.
Criminal Plot Traced to Rogue Fitness Data Breach
Alex Bogomolny, 53, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to charges of conspiring to commit and committing money laundering. His sentencing follows a lengthy investigation into a sophisticated scheme that exploited both cyber vulnerabilities and identity theft tactics.
According to court documents, the scheme began when a banking Trojan infected a computer belonging to an employee at Rogue Fitness, a well-known strength training equipment manufacturer headquartered in Columbus. The malware, identified by the FBI as one commonly used to harvest banking credentials, led to the company losing nearly $500,000. That stolen money was quickly distributed to 22 different card numbers, including one linked directly to Bogomolny’s Bank of America account.
Multiple Channels Used to Conceal Criminal Proceeds
Authorities discovered that Bogomolny had been laundering criminal proceeds long before the Rogue Fitness breach. Between December 2019 and July 2021, he moved over $247,000 in suspected illicit funds through his personal bank account.
During a search of his Brooklyn home, federal agents uncovered troves of sensitive personal data. In total, more than 341,000 unique identifiers were found, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Investigators also located images of U.S. passports, driver’s licenses, and lists containing full credit card information—signs of a large-scale identity theft operation.
FanDuel Accounts Used in Money Laundering Scheme
Bogomolny’s money laundering activities extended into the digital world through the online gambling platform FanDuel. Court records show that he and others used stolen identities to create fraudulent FanDuel accounts, into which they deposited criminal proceeds and later withdrew the money. Altogether, nearly $572,000 was deposited, and more than $485,000 withdrawn, as part of this scheme.
Bogomolny’s criminal enterprise came to a halt when he attempted to launder money for undercover FBI agents. In 2023, he agreed to clean $20,000 for a six percent fee, believing the money was tied to illegal drug operations. Over the course of several months, he funneled $18,800 of the funds back to the agents using multiple ACH transfers.
In April 2024, Bogomolny accepted another $50,000 from the undercover agents during a meeting and was immediately arrested.
Bogomolny’s sentence includes 46 months in prison, and the case marks a significant victory in ongoing federal efforts to combat cybercrime, identity theft, and financial fraud.
