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Silk Road-Linked Money Laundering: US Charges Bitcoin Exchange Operator
2024-10-29T07:40:54.471+02:00
Maximiliano Pilipis allegedly operated AurumXchange illegally and collected over 10,000 BTC in fees.
He stopped operating the platform in 2013 and attempted to conceal the proceeds by laundering them.
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US Seizes $3.4 Billion Worth of Bitcoins Linked to Silk Road
2022-11-08T10:01:28.412+02:00
The Bitcoins were stolen from the notorious darknet marketplace Silk Road.
The authorities are now seeking forfeiture of all the seized Bitcoins.
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Chainalysis Ups Valuation to $2B after Fresh $100M Funding Round
2021-03-26T18:01:00.000+02:00
Behind the latest cash injection was Paradigm, a crypto-focused investment firm based in San Francisco.
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Trump Plans to Pardon Silk Road Black Market Creator Ross Ulbricht
2020-12-16T08:46:11.000+02:00
The US President is reportedly considering a second chance for the founder of the world’s first modern darknet market.
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Anonymous Crypto User Moves $1 Billion of Bitcoin from Silk Road Wallet
2020-11-04T09:23:31.000+02:00
The user moved 69,370 Bitcoin from the address for the first time since 2015.
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FinCEN Fines Operator of P2P Virtual Currency Exchange $35,000
2019-04-19T12:10:42.000+02:00
Eric Powers was found to be violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
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Winklevoss Twins Sue Charlie Shrem, Silk Road Felon
2018-11-04T11:41:22.000+02:00
The former felon owes the twins money, and now that he has been buying himself luxury items, they want it back.
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Going, Going, Gone: US Marshals to Auction Hundreds of Bitcoins
2018-10-18T10:51:20.000+02:00
The coins are worth around $4.3 million, seized in 31 different cases.
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Thousands of Bitcoins Seized in US Sting Operation
2018-06-27T12:56:03.000+02:00
Many have been arrested for selling illegal goods via the dark web.
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Silk Road Consigliere Extradited to USA
2018-06-17T10:16:27.000+02:00
Canadian Roger Thomas Clark was allegedly an adviser to Ross Ulbricht; he faces years in jail.
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Silk Road Mastermind Appeals Judge's Denial of New Trial
2018-03-21T09:45:32.000+02:00
Ross Ulbricht is currently facing a double life sentence without chance of parole.
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Bitcoin Entrepreneur Charlie Shrem Released from U.S Prison
2016-07-20T09:49:20.000+02:00
The co-founder of BitInstant had been held in a federal prison camp in Pennsylvania since March 30, 2015.
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Former Federal Agent Shaun Bridges Re-Arrested Just Before Imprisonment
2016-02-04T15:15:05.000+02:00
Foreign passports and bulletproof vests were found in Bridges' belongings a day before he was supposed to be jailed for stealing 800k in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Trader Handed 6.5-Year Sentence for Online Drug Sales
2015-12-24T17:25:55.000+02:00
Whereas most people brought before the court were drug carriers or mules, Mannion owned and sold the drugs and sourced the customers.
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Former Federal Agent Shaun Bridges Gets 71 Months for Silk Road Fraud
2015-12-08T10:54:00.000+02:00
Shaun Bridges was handed a 71-month prison sentence for fraud he perpetrated over the course of the Silk Road investigation.
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Alleged Silk Road Adviser “Variety Jones” Arrested in Thailand
2015-12-06T17:36:07.000+02:00
The alleged senior adviser to convicted Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht was arrested in Thailand and is awaiting extradition to the US.
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itBit Announces Winning of 10,000 Bitcoins in USMS Auction
2015-11-10T17:31:48.000+02:00
Bitcoin exchange itBit announced that it has won 10,000 of the bitcoins auctioned off by the US Marshals Service (USMS).
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Former DEA Agent Carl Force Handed 6 1/2 Year Prison Sentence
2015-10-20T01:06:53.000+02:00
Carl Force has been a 6.5-year prison sentence for fraud perpetrated during the Silk Road investigation and other bitcoin-related crimes.
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Shaun Bridges Pleads Guilty to Charges, Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
2015-09-01T18:30:53.000+02:00
Shaun Bridges, accused of embezzling $820,000 worth of bitcoin from Silk Road during its investigation, has pleaded guilty to charges.
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DEA Agent Carl Force Ordered to Forfeit Close to $500,000
2015-07-14T10:17:20.000+02:00
Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Carl Force has been ordered to forfeit roughly $500,000 as part of his sentencing.
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Carl Force Pleads Guilty to Charges Including Plans for Silk Road Movie
2015-07-02T09:19:49.000+02:00
Carl Force IV, the former DEA agent accused of a number of Bitcoin-related crimes, has pleaded guilty to charges.
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Shaun Bridges to Plead Guilty for Theft of Silk Road Bitcoins
2015-06-21T16:46:16.000+02:00
Shaun Bridges, accused of embezzling $820,000 worth of bitcoin from Silk Road during its investigation, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
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"Everybody Gasped": Ulbricht Gets Life in Prison
2015-05-31T11:27:39.000+02:00
"Everybody gasped" upon hearing the judge's decision, remarked the creator of "Deep Web", a documentary on Silk Road to debut later today.
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Request for Ulbricht Retrial Denied Due to "Overwhelming Evidence"
2015-04-28T09:57:15.000+02:00
Judge Katherine Forrest denied a motion by the defense of Ross Ulbricht, convicted as the operator of Silk Road, that requested a retrial.
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Federal Agents Charged with Stealing Silk Road Bitcoins
2015-03-31T11:53:25.000+02:00
Prosecutors have revealed that two federal agents have been charged with stealing Silk Road bitcoins.
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