( CNN ) -- After following a cyber trail stemming from an ongoing investigation into possession of child pornography , federal officials in New Jersey said Thursday they now have custody of a Ukrainian man they believe is behind one of the largest international child porn distribution rings . The probe , which has led to the conviction of more than 560 Americans in 47 states , also brought about the arrest of Maksym Shynkarenko , 33 , who is charged with founding and operating a website touting thousands of hardcore sexually explicit images and videos of boys and girls ranging from infants to teenagers , according to Rebekah Carmichael of the U.S. attorney 's office in New Jersey . 18 rescued in child pornography raids , feds say . Shynkarenko has been slapped with numerous child exploitation charges , including conspiracy , transportation and shipment of child porn , advertising child porn , money laundering , and engaging in a child exploitation enterprise , according to a 32-count indictment . He pleaded not guilty to all charges Wednesday in the district court of New Jersey , according to court documents . `` This case itself is the one of the largest we have ever seen . In terms of significance it 's enormous , '' said Andrew McLees , special agent in charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement 's Homeland Security Investigations unit in Newark . `` This case is representative of the epidemic of this problem throughout the country and the globe . '' He said the actions Shynkarenko is accused of `` created a market for exploitation , a market that will lead to more children being victimized . '' Carmichael told CNN that Shynkarenko allegedly operated out of Ukraine but used servers all over the world , including in the United States , to house and disseminate the lewd images and videos . Shynkarenko , who is believed to have co-conspirators , according to Carmichael , was first arrested in January of 2009 in Thailand and had been fighting extradition to the United States until he was brought to Newark this past weekend . Special agents first uncovered the child pornography hub in 2005 through e-mails recovered from a New Jersey individual , one of the hundreds of people convicted of child-porn-related charges . According to a news release from the U.S. attorney 's office , an undercover immigrations agent who subscribed to the site , dubbed `` Illegal.CP , '' received a disclaimer that warned of the websites ' illegality , and encouraged users to claim their credit card information was stolen if questioned by police . U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman called bringing in Shynkarenko a milestone in an important fight against sexual predators . `` Distributors and consumers of child pornography create a market for sexual assaults on children , where the victimization of those children is refreshed with every download , '' Fishman said in the news release . If convicted , Shynkarenko could be sentenced to life in prison . Former FBI agent charged with child porn distribution .
Shynkarenko , 2009 , is charged with founding and operating a child porn website . Federal prosecutors believe Shynkarenko used servers all over the world . He was arrested in 33 in the United States and had been fighting extradition to Thailand . He pleads not guilty to all charges in a 32-count indictment .