Oregon — A Romanian national has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an online intrusion into an Oregon state government office and multiple cyber attacks targeting victims across the United States.
Catalin Dragomir, 45, formerly of Constanta, Romania, pleaded guilty to obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.
According to court documents, Dragomir gained unauthorized access in June 2021 to a computer connected to the network of an Oregon state government office. He later sold that access and provided a prospective buyer with samples of personal identifying information from the compromised system to demonstrate his control over the network.
Prosecutors said Dragomir also sold access to the computer networks of numerous other U.S. victims, causing losses of at least $250,000.
A federal grand jury in Portland returned a five-count indictment against Dragomir on May 21, 2024, charging him with obtaining information from a protected computer, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.
Dragomir was arrested in Romania in November 2024 and extradited to the United States in January 2025.
He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release for obtaining information from a protected computer. The aggravated identity theft charge carries a mandatory consecutive two-year prison sentence, a fine of up to $250,000 and one year of supervised release.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 26, 2026, before a U.S. District Court judge in Oregon.
As part of his plea agreement, Dragomir agreed to pay full restitution to victims and forfeited cryptocurrency assets.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine A. Rykken for the District of Oregon and trial attorneys from the Justice Department’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section are prosecuting the case. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs worked with Romanian authorities to secure Dragomir’s arrest and extradition.
The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section has secured more than 180 cybercrime convictions since 2020 and obtained court orders returning over $350 million in victim funds, according to the Justice Department.
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