Feds Seize $34 Million In Bitcoin From Dark Web Seller – One Of The Biggest S...
Miami, a city known for its opulent lifestyles and cryptocurrency-friendly laws and mayor, has seen one of the most aggressive crackdowns on cybercriminals using bitcoin. Federal prosecutors confiscated roughly $34 million in cryptocurrency from a man in the southeastern part of Florida. The bitcoin fortune was amassed by a Parkland resident suspected of exploiting the […]
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On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in crypto assets from an unidentified man living in Florida. According to the DOJ, the man allegedly conducted more than 100,000 sales on darknet markets, selling online account information tied to people’s Netflix, HBO, and Uber accounts.
DOJ Seizes $34 Million in Digital Assets From Florida Resident Accused of Selling Stolen Online Information via the Deep Web
The DOJ and U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida....
Imagine if you will, an obscure meth lab tucked away in some trailer park in rural North Dakota, with a bunch of vagrants tweaking out at all hours of the day and night - robbing, stealing, pawning, and doing just about anything that they can in order to get another sweet fix. Now, imagine a long-time sting operation finally goes into effect and the feds swoop in and arrest everybody involved with the meth production along with all of the collateral users in the area. Upon later investigation they find stacks and stacks of cold hard cash that people used in order to purchase meth. The cash....
The string of dark web gangs being cracked down by law enforcement is still alive across the world. Recently, the British authorities dismantled an unnamed dark web band known for selling ecstasy and gathering millions of dollars worth of crypto. Gang Sold Ecstasy, Amphetamine, and Diazepam in Several Darknet Forums According to The Independent, the National Crime Agency (NCA) deployed an operation that targeted several houses in North East England, specifically in the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside. Authorities were concerned and raised red flags last year after intercepting large....
A recent series of busts has shaken the world of dark net weapons commerce. A six-month joint investigation between law enforcement in Australia and the United States, which involved law enforcement going undercover as weapons dealers, has resulted in 17 arrests internationally. In September 2014, the US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) identified a 33-year-old US-based dark net seller of weapons to a "worldwide client base," according to a press release from the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The arrest came as the result of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service....