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Russian cybercrime suspect Lisov being deported from US to Moscow

At about 16:00 local time (23:00 Moscow time) on Tuesday, Lisov was taken to JFK Airport in New York

NEW YORK, June 17. /TASS/. Russian citizen Stanislav Lisov, sentenced by a US court to four years in prison on cyber fraud charges, has been taken to an airport on Tuesday for subsequent deportation to Russia, a TASS correspondent reported.

At about 16:00 local time (23:00 Moscow time) on Tuesday, Lisov was taken to JFK Airport in New York. He was accompanied by two US immigration service officers. Two diplomats of the Russian Consulate General in New York were overseeing the deportation process.

"I only have the Russian passport with me. The rest is waiting home," Lisov told TASS. "I’m glad and excited to return to my homeland, and I’m looking forward for the takeoff. Then I will definitely be free."

According to the procedure, immigration officers will take Lisov to the plane, watch him board and await the plane’s departure.

The Russian citizen will board a special Aeroflot flight to Moscow, which is to take off at 19:20 local time (02:20 Moscow time on Wednesday).

Lisov was arrested by Spain in January 2017 and extradited to the United States in January 2018. In February of this year, he pleaded guilty on one of two counts. The US authorities accused Lisov of creating the NeverQuest (Never Quest) malware to steal bank data and personal information. Initially, he could have face imprisonment of up to 35 years.

On June 10, Lisov was transferred to a deportation center from a prison in Pennsylvania.