▁of ▁his ▁accomp lices ▁directed ▁investig ations ▁to ▁Le vin , ▁then ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁computer ▁programmer ▁for ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁based ▁computer ▁company ▁A O ▁Sat urn . ▁However , ▁Russia ' s ▁Constitution ▁prohib its ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁its ▁citizens ▁to ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Le vin ▁was ▁app reh ended ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Stan sted ▁Airport ▁by ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁officers ▁when ▁making ▁an ▁inter connect ing ▁flight ▁from ▁Moscow . ▁Le vin ' s ▁law y ers ▁fought ▁against ▁extr ad ition ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁but ▁their ▁appeal ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Le vin ▁was ▁delivered ▁into ▁U . S . ▁cust ody ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁tried ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁his ▁ple a ▁agreement ▁he ▁admitted ▁to ▁only ▁one ▁count ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁def ra ud , ▁and ▁to ▁ste aling ▁US $ 3 . 7 ▁million . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁j ail , ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁make ▁rest itution ▁of ▁US $ 2 4 0 , 0 1 5 . ▁Cit ib ank ▁claimed ▁that ▁all ▁but ▁US $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁st olen ▁US $ 1 0 . 7 ▁million