Event Brief
Russian Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Voter Fraud
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: Dmitry Shushlebin, 45, was sentenced in federal court to six years in prison plus three years of supervised release for a scheme using fake voter registrations to support synthetic identities. Prosecutors said he filed more than 100 fraudulent Pinellas County forms in 2023 and then used the manufactured identities to obtain credit cards and bank loans, with $458,839.69 ordered in restitution.
WHO: Dmitry Shushlebin, 45; Sanjar Jamilov; federal prosecutors
WHAT: Sentenced for conspiracy involving false voter registrations and related wire fraud and identity theft tied to fraudulent loans and credit cards
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM ET
WHERE: Pinellas County, Florida
WHY: He was convicted for using fraudulent voter registration filings to create paper trails for synthetic identities that were then used to obtain fraudulent loans and credit cards.
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