'This is the single most significant law enforcement disruption of the darknet to date' Justice Dept. shuts down major directory of dark web drug marketplaces and arrests alleged owners in what federal prosecutors say is a first-of-its-kind operation.
The Justice Department has shut down a major directory of"This is the single most significant law enforcement disruption of theto date," U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said at a news conference Wednesday in Pittsburgh to announce the charges and the closing of the site DeepDotWeb.
The alleged owners, Tal Prihar, 37, and Michael Phan, 34, both from Israel, were arrested Monday, Prihar in France and Phan in Israel, where they remain in custody. They each face a single count of money laundering conspiracy in the U.S. Phan also faces charges in Israel.Department of Justice These"referral bonuses" allegedly came from darknet marketplaces including AlphaBay Market, Agora Market, Abraxas Market, Dream Market, Valhalla Market, Hansa Market, TradeRoute Market, Dr. D's, Wall Street Market and Tochka Market.
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