Overview

• Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger ordered Urban to forfeit about $4.8 million and pay $13 million in restitution.
• Urban, 20, pleaded guilty on April 4, 2025 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in coordinated cases.
• Prosecutors detailed SIM‑swap takeovers and SMS phishing that harvested employee credentials to steal company data and siphon cryptocurrency.
• The 120‑month prison term exceeds the government’s eight‑year recommendation and includes three years of supervised release.
• Urban is the first Scattered Spider defendant sentenced, with other alleged members still being prosecuted, including one extradited from Spain.