Criminal Fails at Blackmail, Bitcoin Stereotypes Disproven
A chemist threatened to kill supermarket shoppers with cyanide he bought on the dark web with bitcoins in a £2 million blackmail attempt. He’s received a seven-year prison sentence after racking up a long list of minor offenses and admitting to blackmail. Chemist Buys Cyanide with Bitcoin, Fails at Blackmail. David Ward, 51, told a national supermarket....
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