Israeli official pleads not guilty in Las Vegas court; trial scheduled

Las Vegas Sting Leads to Not Guilty Plea by Israeli Government Cyber Executive

A senior Israeli cybersecurity official, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. state court to charges stemming from a two-week undercover operation in Nevada targeting online sexual predation of minors. The arrest took place in the Las Vegas Valley as part of a joint effort by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force and other federal and local agencies.  Alexandrovich, who was in…

Israeli official pleads not guilty in Las Vegas court; trial scheduled

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The Israeli government official arrested as part of a sex sting while attending a cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Monday, and a judge scheduled his trial for next year. On Wednesday, Aug. 6, Tom Alexandrovich, 38, allegedly chatted online with the FBI decoy posing as a 15-year-old girl about meeting for “sexual contact,” the 8 News Now Investigators first reported, citing court documents. Alexandrovic…

Israeli official waives speedy trial after not guilty plea in sex sting indictment

Tom Alexandrovich — charged with luring children or mentally ill persons using technology with the intent to engage in sexual conduct — appeared remotely before District Judge Tina Talim.