Editing Click fraud (section)

===Fabio Gasperini===

On June 18, 2016, Fabio Gasperini, an Italian citizen, was [[Extradition|extradited]] to the United States on click fraud charges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/cybercriminal-who-created-global-botnet-infected-malicious-software-extradited-face|title=Cybercriminal Who Created Global Botnet Infected With Malicious Software Extradited To Face Click Fraud Charges|website=www.justice.gov|language=en|access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref> An [[indictment]] charged Gasperini with:
* two counts of [[computer intrusion]]
* one count of [[Mail and wire fraud|wire fraud]] 
* one count of wire fraud [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] 
* and one count of [[money laundering]]
According to the U.S. government, Gasperini set up and operated a [[botnet]] of over 140,000 computers around the world. This was the first click fraud trial in the United States. If convicted of all counts, Gasperini risked up to 70 years in prison.

Simone Bertollini, an Italian-American lawyer, represented Gasperini at trial. On August 9, 2017 a jury acquitted Gasperini of all the felony charges of the indictment. Gasperini was convicted of one misdemeanor count of obtaining information without a financial gain. Gasperini was sentenced to the statutory maximum of one year imprisonment, a $100,000 fine, and one year of supervised release following incarceration. Shortly after he was credited with time served and sent back to Italy. The [[Second Circuit Court of Appeals]] upheld the ruling on July 2, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/cybercriminal-convicted-computer-hacking-and-sentenced-statutory-maximum|title=Cybercriminal Convicted of Computer Hacking and Sentenced to Statutory Maximum|website=www.justice.gov|language=en|access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNITED STATES v. GASPERINI (2018) |url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-2nd-circuit/1941724.html |website=FindLaw |publisher=FindLaw |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref>