An Armenian man stands trial in California on suspicion of being involved in a gang of cyber criminals.

The suspects are charged with bank fraud and may face up to 20 years in prison, Eastern District of California Attorney's Office reported.

The defendants participated in a large-scale scheme to defraud over 119,000 credit card account holders by making false charges on their accounts, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

The original indictment was returned on March 20, 2014, and charged Mihran Melkonyan, 35, of Sacramento, and Rouslan Akhmerov, 41, of Los Angeles, with 23 counts of wire fraud and mail fraud. Akhmerov pleaded guilty to credit card fraud on December 15, 2014, and is awaiting sentencing.

According to court documents, between October 5, 2011, and March 5, 2014, the defendants participated in a scheme to obtain money from credit card holders, credit card companies, and third-party credit card payment processors by charging individuals’ credit cards without their permission or knowledge for goods and services that were not provided.

If convicted, the defendants face a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of wire and mail fraud.