Lithuanian man's phishing tricked US tech companies into wiring over $100m

Evaldas Rimasauskas charged after allegedly sending phishing emails to representatives of major tech firms and pretending to work for Asian company

Two major American tech companies were tricked by a Lithuanian man's phishing scheme into wiring him over $100m, according to the justice department.

Evaldas Rimasauskas, 48, was arrested last week by Lithuanian authorities and charged on Monday by prosecutors in the southern district of New York. Announced on Wednesday, the charges of wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft could carry a sentence of 20 years in prison.