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Department of Justice Indicts 8 People in Massive Digital Ad-Fraud Scheme

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The DOJ indicted several Russian nationals allegedly involved with a digital ad-fraud scheme.Getty Images
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By Marty Swant

November 27, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted six Russian nationals and two people from Kazakhstan who were allegedly involved in a digital advertising fraud scheme worth more than $30 million.

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Marty Swant

Marty Swant is a former technology staff writer for Adweek.

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