What happened to the DEA agent Silk Road?

(Reuters) – A former U.S. Secret Service agent sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stealing bitcoins during a probe into the online drug marketplace Silk Road was sentenced on Tuesday to an additional two years for another digital currency theft.

How did Silk Road get caught?

The FBI worked with federal and state partners to find the Silk Road. On January 27, 2011, a tax agent discovered a post about the website on an online forum. Eight months later, the agent saw that the same user had published a job posting.

Who was the agent from Silk Road?

Then-Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Carl Force IV and then-United States Secret Service (USSS) Agent Shaun Bridges were both implicated in a scheme to profit from their position in the investigation and their own illegal use of the Silk Road platform.

Who went to jail for the Silk Road?

In 2013, 29-year-old Ross Ulbricht was arrested by the FBI for running a website called Silk Road. On the site, people from around the world could buy and sell illicit drugs, weapons, poisons, and services such as computer hacking.

Is Silk Road founder still in jail?

Ulbricht is currently serving two life sentences plus 40 years for founding and operating Silk Road, a dark web marketplace for drugs, fake driver’s licenses, and other contraband.

How much Bitcoin did Ross Ulbricht have?

Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht will see his $183 million debt wiped out following the seizure of $3 billion in bitcoin connected to an unnamed Silk Road hacker, according to a court filing. In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Is the creator of Silk Road still in jail?

Does Ross Ulbricht still have bitcoin?

He does not own any crypto. Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht will see his $183 million debt wiped out following the seizure of $3 billion in bitcoin connected to an unnamed Silk Road hacker, according to a court filing. In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

How many bitcoin does FBI have?

A new report from Wired magazine indicates that the FBI is now in control of two addresses, or wallets, holding bitcoin worth as much as $120 million.

How much Bitcoin does FBI own?

As of October, the FBI owned 1.5 percent of all the world’s bitcoin, Forbes reported. Less than a quarter-million people own a single bitcoin, although the number of accounts holding one bitcoin has grown from 159,916 to 246,377.

Does the CIA own Bitcoin?

Some people feel the CIA might have been involved in the creation of Bitcoin, although there is no evidence to back up these claims.

How much bitcoin does FBI own?