New York Attorney Damian Williams said attacks on US citizens have to stop.
Mr Williams, whose jurisdiction the crimes fall under, said: “This has top stop.”
He added that the justice department will be “unrelenting” in pursuing bad actors and will “stop at nothing” to track them down.
“Today’s charges are another message to those who continue in their efforts – we will remain unrelenting in our pursuit of bad actors, no matter where they reside, and will stop at nothing to bring to justice those who harm our safety and security,” he said.
