A Federal Way man who obtained more than $1 million in stolen goods, sold them online and then received over $4 million in sales pleaded guilty in federal court and faces up to five years in prison.

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), on Sept. 15, Vitaliy F. Bobak, 52, of Federal Way, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce. The charge stems from Bobak and his codefendant, Andrey A. Balun, 58, of Bellevue, allegedly operating an online business out of a Burien storefront. The pair allegedly received stolen goods from boosters and then sold them on Amazon and eBay, according to the DOJ.

Bobak bought the goods below retail and then sold them through an Amazon store called Medikus and an eBay store called abcstore555. Accor

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