2 men charged for operating dark web marketplace "Empire Market" from 2018-2020, facilitating $430M in transactions including drugs, stolen info, counterfeit currency, and malware.
2 men, Thomas Pavey and Raheim Hamilton, have been charged for operating the dark web marketplace "Empire Market" from 2018-2020, facilitating $430M in transactions including drugs, stolen info, counterfeit currency, and malware. They were previously charged for selling counterfeit currency on "AlphaBay" before it shut down in 2017. Authorities seized $75M in cryptocurrency, cash, and precious metals from the pair, who are now in federal custody.
June 14, 2024
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