i think michael ferrara who supervises the case. it is a privilege and quite humbling to be working alongside this talented and dedicated public servants. i'll introduce the next speaker, deputy director david bowditch. >> thank you. morning. as mentioned on deputy director and also represented the fbi as assistant director of the new york field office. if i could i would have all the fbi agents and analysts from the new york field office and around the globe that assisted with this investigation i would have them here to show them the appreciation of the work and the tireless man-hours they put into this investigation the prosecutors. the fbi is charged with defending the united states against crimes. we face cyber threats and state-sponsored hackers like individuals who were indicted today. state-sponsored hackers steeler government secrets, trade secrets, our technology and ideas for military and competitive advantage. the individuals were indicting today were leaders, contractors, associates, contractors for hire and part of the