A Van Nuys man faces sentencing Thursday for scheming to market and sell malware that gave purchasers control over computers and enabled them to steal victims’ private communications, login credentials and other personal information.

Edmond Chakhmakhchyan, 25, pleaded guilty in April to a federal conspiracy charge for advertising a device as an interception device, transmitting a code to intentionally cause damage to protected computers and to intentionally access a computer to obtain information, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Chakhmakhchyan faces up to five years behind bars when he is sentenced in downtown Los Angeles.

The indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court last year describes an agreement between the malware’s creator and Chakhmakhchyan in which the defendant wo

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