Event Brief
Ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino sentenced to 70 months
Filed: Jul 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: Angelo Martino was sentenced to 70 months for colluding with ransomware attackers and scamming victims out of over $75 million.
WHO: Angelo Martino
WHAT: Sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiring to interfere with interstate commerce through extortion and colluding with ransomware attackers.
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Martino colluded with the BlackCat ransomware group to extort victims who hired his employer DigitalMint to negotiate ransoms.
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