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Justice Department · Friday, September 11, 2026

Conti ransomware conspirator sentenced to four years

The File desk · Sep. 11, 2026, 6:06 a.m. ET

Confirmed1 primary sources

Status

Confirmed from a Justice Department Office of Public Affairs release dated Sept. 10, 2026. Sentences or status of four other Conti defendants named in a 2023 indictment are not updated in this release.
A Conti ransomware helper is going to prison. On Sept. 10 a federal court sentenced Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national formerly of Cork, Ireland, to four years for . Prosecutors say Conti hit computers in 47 states, 31 foreign countries, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico from 2020 to 2022. The FBI estimated victim payouts tied to Conti topped $150 million as of January 2022. Lytvynenko pleaded guilty June 10. Evidence showed he held stolen data from eight U.S. victims and four overseas victims and helped code a malware “loader.” He was arrested in County Cork in July 2023. Four other Conti defendants were charged in a Middle District of Tennessee indictment unsealed in September 2023.
A Conti ransomware helper is going to prison.
On Sept. 10 a federal court sentenced Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national formerly of Cork, Ireland, to four years for .
Prosecutors say Conti hit computers in 47 states, 31 foreign countries, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico from 2020 to 2022. The FBI estimated victim payouts tied to Conti exceeded $150 million as of January 2022.
Lytvynenko pleaded guilty on June 10. Evidence showed he held stolen data from eight U.S. victims and four overseas victims, and that he helped code a malware “loader.”
He was arrested in County Cork, Ireland, in July 2023. Four other Conti defendants were charged in a Middle District of Tennessee indictment unsealed in September 2023. This release does not update their sentences.
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  • Sentences or status of the other four Conti defendants named in the 2023 indictment are not updated in this release.

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  1. Source 1

    Ukrainian National Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware

    U.S. Department of Justice · September 10, 2026

    Lytvynenko, 44, sentenced to four years. Conti attacked computers in 47 states, 31 foreign countries, D.C., and Puerto Rico, 2020–2022. FBI estimate exceeding $150 million in ransom payments as of January 2022. Arrested County Cork, July 2023.

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ukrainian-national-sentenced-four-years-prison-wire-fraud-conspiracy-connection-conti