Trying To Piece Things Together
Authorities knew that the two had not only cashed in checks from Malezhik’s account, but they had also withdrawn money from her ATM, and had also been using her credit card. But despite that, they explained, “Of all the interviews we did, we couldn’t link the two, there was no indication she [Irina] knew anyone named Dmitriy Yakovlev.” Special Agent Abrahams continued, “They have never spoken on the phone. None of her friends knew she was friends with a guy named Dmitriy who lived in Sea Gate.” But what the FBI did know was that they could get the Russian couple on fraud charges.
