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Abstract
At all relevant times, taxi drivers who sought to pick up a fare at JFK were required to wait in a holding lot at JFK before being dispatched to a specific terminal by the Dispatch System. Beginning in 2019, Abayev and Leyman explored and attempted various mechanisms to access the Dispatch System, including bribing someone to insert a flash drive containing malware into computers connected to the Dispatch System, obtaining unauthorized access to the Dispatch System via a Wi-Fi connection, and stealing computer tablets connected to the Dispatch System. Abayev also sent messages to large groups of taxi drivers on the chat threads instructing them how to avoid detection by law enforcement when using trips purchased from the Hacking Scheme, such as the following: DEAR DRIVERS!!!! PLEASE!!!! Do not wait at the gas station in JFK Please do not go around the CTH [Central Taxi Hold] Lot Please do not wait at Rockway av You have to be very very carefully Abayev and Leyman's scheme resulted in large numbers of taxi drivers skipping the taxi line.