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The American Fugitive From the JPMorgan Hack Turns Up in a Russian Cell

  • American was detained in Moscow in May for violating visa
  • Two Israeli suspects were extradited to New York in July
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Photographer: Markus Spiske
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The only American suspect named in the largest known hack of Wall Street is negotiating his return to the U.S. from a detention cell in Russia, where he’s no longer welcome, people familiar with the talks said.

Joshua Aaron, a Maryland native who attended Florida State University, has been held at a facility for illegal immigrants outside Moscow since failing to show police a valid passport during a midnight check at his apartment above the Beverly Hills Diner near downtown in May, court records show.