Topic: DRUGS - on October 3, 2013 at 1:04:00 PM CEST
Feds Take Down Online Fraud Bazaar ‘Silk Road’, Arrest Alleged Mastermind
Prosecutors in New York today said that federal agencies have taken over the Silk Road, a sprawling underground Web site that has earned infamy as the “eBay of drugs.” On Tuesday, federal agents in San Francisco arrested the Silk Road’s alleged mastermind. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht, a.k.a “Dread Pirate Roberts” (DPR), will be charged with a range of criminal violations, including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, and money laundering.
krebsonsecurity.com FBI shuts alleged online drug marketplace Silk Road Silk Road: How FBI closed in on suspect Ross Ulbricht Bitcoin Values Plummet $500M, Then Recover, After Silk Road Bust Second Silk Road Indictment Details Ulbright's Attempt To Have Former Silk Road Employee Killed Silk Road underground market closed – but others will replace it Ulbricht Criminal Complaint [pdf]
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