Another leader of the infamous drug-trafficking network Silk Road has been captured, as Roger Thomas Clark was arrested last week in Thailand. Clark was reportedly the lead architect of the darknet marketplace. He is currently […]
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Study Reveals Harsh Sentences Do Nothing To Stop Illegal Online Drug Marketplaces
Following the shutdown of the Silk Road, an online illicit drug marketplace, the judge responsible for sentencing the site’s founder to life in prison, Katherine Forrest, issued a threat to those who pursue illegal activity […]
Latest Secret Service Incident Sees Agent Found Guilty Of Stealing $840,000 From Digital Crime Scene
In the latest blow to the troubled U.S. Secret Service, former agent Shaun W. Bridges (above, right) will plead guilty to stealing $820,000 worth of Bitcoins from online drug marketplace Silk Road. Bridges confessed to […]
World’s Safest Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life In Jail
The man who allegedly ran Silk Road, the world’s largest yet safest drug marketplace, has been given life in jail. Ross Ulbricht, found guilty of narcotics conspiracy and other charges earlier this year, received the […]
Counterfeit Coupon Kingpin Busted By Feds
The dark corners of the internet offers lots of illicit things for sale: drugs, weapons, malwar and even counterfeit coupons. The web’s most notorious coupon counterfeiter, known as ThePurpleLotus, is now behind bars after the […]
Drug Market Kingpin Denied Retrial, Will Spend Life In Jail
A U.S. federal judge has rejected convicted Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht’s request for a new trial, despite his attorneys’ claims of inappropriate conduct on the part of government agents and prosecutors. “The evidence of […]