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King Bob, also identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as Sosa, Elijah, and Anthony Ramirez, was arrested by the agency in cooperation with the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the DOJ, as well as the United States Attorney’s Office District of Oregon and Florida respectively. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John Cannizzaro.
King Bob faces charges of fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. All charges are pending arraignment in court, which is scheduled for January 16, 2024. King Bob is known on the internet for leaking the music of Ariana Grande and Playboi Carti, among other performers, during the pandemic.
More on King Bob's indictment and his leaking of Ariana Grande music
While no formal charges have been made against King Bob for the leaking music by Ariana Grande and Playboi Carti, the first set of indictments could lead to further charges regarding the same.
Ariana Grande, alongside other rappers, faced a massive leak in late 2022. Three tracks by the singer were leaked, while other rappers faced dozens of them, with 172 tracks of Yung Nudy leaked.
Aggravated Identity theft is defined under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A as the crime of knowingly assuming someone else's identity and using it for malicious purposes. Five Counts of this crime are being leveled against the 19-year-old for crimes ranging from late October to early December 2022:
"Count No. 10: On Oct. 30, 2022, Urban used his first victim's name and credentials to access their email account and virtual currency exchanges account... Count 14: On Dec. 3, 2022, Urban used his fifth victim's name and credentials to access their email account and virtual currency exchanges account"
Wire Fraud is defined under the U.S.C 18 §1343 as the crime of voluntarily and intentionally creating a scheme to defraud someone or participating in someone else's scheme to do so. King Bob is facing eight counts of the same, ranging from late October 2022 to early February 2023, for a total of $800,000:
"Count No. 3: On Nov. 2, 2022, Urban transferred approximately 182.1991 Ethereum (worth approximately $294,797 at the time of the transaction) from the cryptocurrency exchange account belonging to the same victim listed in count No. 1, to an Exodus wallet stored on his computer..."
It further mentions:
"Count No. 9: On Feb. 16, 2023, Urban transferred approximately 219.2683 Ethereum (worth approximately $374,614 at the time of the transaction) from the cryptocurrency exchange account of the fifth victim, to an Exodus wallet stored on his computer."
Other than wire fraud and identity theft, the alleged con faces charges of attempted fraud as well. Considering all this, Norman/Bob can be imprisoned for over 20 years if he is convicted in court for his alleged crimes.
