Why the Hell Did America Just Send This Master Cybercriminal Back to Russia?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Burkov's release could alternatively indicate that he cooperated with U.S. law enforcement by naming names or sharing information of interest in other cases, says Jaffer.
49% : But he wasn't on the lam from U.S. law enforcement.
49% : From there, ICE released Burkov to Moscow.
48% : "Some of the relationships between Russia and the U.S. have been really difficult and law enforcement and diplomacy can help to ease tension.
44% : Other hackers have been targeted by U.S. law enforcement for their knowledge about stolen information exchanged on Burkov's forums in recent years as well.
43% : Over the course of the years-long international sentencing effort, U.S. law enforcement officials resisted Moscow's efforts to bring him home, making the decision to hand him over to Russia -- which has typically been sympathetic towards Russian cybercriminals hacking U.S. entities and Americans -- even more surprising.
42% : The White House and Departments of Justice and State told The Daily Beast to talk to ICE.
36% : But the Secret Service referred The Daily Beast to ICE.

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