Empire Market co-founder Raheim Hamilton sentenced to 40 years, with 1230 coins forfeited BTC
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Empire Market co-founder Raheim Hamilton sentenced to 40 years, with 1230 coins forfeited BTC。
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Empire Market co-founder sentenced 40 years, with 1230 coins forfeited BTC
PANews October 9 According to CoinDesk, Raheim Hamilton, co-founder of the darknet drug market Empire Market, was sentenced by a U.S. federal court to 40 years in prison and 5000000 USD in fines, with 1230 coins forfeited BTC(approximately 101000000 USD). The platform 2018 to 2020 completed more than 4000000 drug transactions totaling more than 430000000 USD. Another co-founder, Thomas Pavey, has pleaded guilty and forfeited 1584 coins BTC。
A U.S. federal court sentenced Raheim Hamilton to 40 years in prison and 5000000 USD in fines.
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The court forfeited 1230 coins from Raheim Hamilton; the report estimated their value at approximately BTC 101000000 USD。
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Empire Market 2018 to 2020 completed more than 4000000 drug transactions totaling more than 430000000 USD。
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Another co-founder, Thomas Pavey, has pleaded guilty and forfeited 1584 coins BTC。
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Empire Market was a darknet drug market. Reports state that its co-founder, Raheim Hamilton, was sentenced and fined by a U.S. federal court for related activities, and a substantial amount of Bitcoin was forfeited.
Why it matters to readers
This shows that darknet transactions may result in criminal sentences and crypto-asset forfeiture, and also involves law enforcement's tracing of the related Bitcoin.
This is a darknet law-enforcement news report and does not mean that ordinary Bitcoin holders will receive the same treatment; the key issue is whether the assets are connected to illegal activity.
Risks and unknowns
The source is a PANews summary of a CoinDesk report; the original U.S. federal court judgment was not provided.
The materials do not state whether the forfeited BTC will subsequently be transferred, auctioned, or sold.
The materials do not state Thomas Pavey's subsequent sentencing status.
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