How The Taxman Snared A Darknet Drug Dealer Using A Bitcoin Honeytrap
In pursuit of tax cheats and criminals hiding in the pseudo-anonymous world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) is known to run sting operations. The review of a search warrant obtained by Forbes detailed one such operation. It involved the IRS playing the long game to gain the trust of an alleged […]
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