Silk Road 2 manager's collaboration with the FBI

Blake Benthall, one of the managers of the Silk Road 2.0 drug market, which used Defcon as a pseudonym, can only be prosecuted for tax crimes in exchange for their cooperation with the authorities.

The above news marks the first real picture of Benthall's fate after his arrest and the seizure of Silk Road 2.0 the 2014. The site appeared shortly after the closure of the original Silk Road by the FBI and the arrest of its creator Ross Ulbricht.

Silk Road 2

Using the anonymous Tor network to protect the position of its servers and users, Silk Road 2.0 provided drug traffickers with a relatively secure platform for selling heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other illicit drugs.

In addition to drugs, the "store" had from fake passports, to fake diplomas and weapons. During its operation, the site processed sales of about $ 400.000 a day.

Benthall was charged with drug trafficking, computer piracy and money laundering, according to court records.

A drug trafficking conspiracy can result in at least ten years in prison.

Ulbricht for example sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the creation of the first Silk Road, which included drug trafficking, the creation of a criminal organization and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of illicit activities.

Benthall is unlikely to face all of these charges, according to reports has the Motherboard. Benthall was a software developer and former SpaceX employee.

"If the defendant fully complies with the agreements set forth in this Convention, he will not be prosecuted further by the FBI for crimes other than breaches of criminal law."

The path that Benthall followed is of course in stark contrast to his other Silk Road 2.0 partners who did not cooperate with the authorities.

In 2016, the United States sentenced Brian Farrell, (nicknamed DoctorClu), the forum moderator, to eight years in prison. Last month, Benthall co-founder and original creator of Silk Road 2.0 Thomas White was sentenced to five years in prison in Liverpool, England.

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