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WANTED: MAXIMILIAN RIVKIN
REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION

[Wanted Poster in English] [304 KB]
[Wanted Poster in Serbian] [139 KB]
[Wanted Poster in Swedish] [161 KB]
[Wanted Poster in Turkish] [171 KB]

ALIASES: Maximillian Rivkin, Maximilan Rivkin, Milos Jankovic
NICKNAMES: “Maximilan,” “Malmo,” “Teamsters,” “Malmö,” “Microsoft,” “Max”
DOB: 07/14/1983
POB: Sweden
NATIONALITY: Swedish
CITIZENSHIP: Swedish
HEIGHT: 6’1″
WEIGHT: Unknown
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
SCARS/MARKS/TATTOOS: Scar on left knee; scars on fingers of right hand; tattoo of three monkeys on his right arm.

In 2018, the FBI infiltrated an encrypted communications platform, known as ANOM, used by transnational criminals throughout the world.  Many criminal conversations were uncovered during the investigation, including those of Maximilian Rivkin, a Swedish-based criminal of Serbian origin.  From December 2020 through the spring of 2021, the FBI shared copies of Rivkin’s criminal conversations with the Swedish Police Authority, which implicated Rivkin in participating in a murder conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and kidnapping conspiracy.

On May 28, 2021, Rivkin was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of California and charged in an international conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.  The Swedish Police Authority also have charges outstanding for Rivkin.

The U.S. Department of State is offering a REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION, jointly with the Swedish Police Authority, for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Maximilian Rivkin.

If you have information, please contact U.S. investigators by email at SD_Rivkin_Reward@fbi.gov or Swedish investigators by email at efterlyst@polisen.se.  If you are located outside of the United States, you may also visit the nearest U.S. or Swedish Embassy or Consulate.  If in the United States, you can also contact the local FBI offices in your city.

ALL IDENTITIES ARE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. 

Government officials and employees are not eligible for rewards.

U.S. Department of State

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