They seized 50.676 Bitcoins stolen from Silk Road

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Tyler Hatcher, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office (“IRS-CI”), announced today that James Zhong pleaded guilty to committing online fraud in September , όταν απέκτησε παράνομα πάνω από 50.000 from his drug market .

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Zhong pleaded guilty on Friday, November 4 , before United States District Judge Paul G. Gardephe.

On November 9, 2021, according to an authorized warrant At Zhong's home in Gainesville, Georgia, law enforcement seized approximately 50.676,17851897 Bitcoins, worth more than $3,36 billion at the time. She was then the eldest κρυπτονομισμάτων στην ιστορία του Υπουργείου Δικαιοσύνης των και σήμερα παραμένει η δεύτερη μεγαλύτερη οικονομική του υπουργείου ever.

Η sought to collectively seize approximately 51.680,32473733 Bitcoins. Zhong owned 80% of RE&D Investments, LLC, a Memphis-based company with significant real estate holdings, $661.900 in cash seized from his home, and various other items.

US Attorney Damian Williams said:

“James Zhong committed online fraud a decade ago when he stole approximately 50.000 Bitcoins from Silk Road. For nearly ten years, the whereabouts of these missing Bitcoins was a mystery worth more than $3,3 billion.”

“With state-of-the-art cryptocurrency tracking and the good old cop , law enforcement located and recovered this impressive stash of criminal proceeds. This case shows that we will not stop following the money, no matter how well it is hidden on a board at the bottom of a popcorn box.”

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