i think timothy howard who is great expertise and knowledge in the area of cyber crimes and has spearheaded this investigation. he was ably assisted by richard cooper and jonathan cohen. 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 competi