Caliconnect busted. One of largest DW busts
[1 Points] None:
[83 Points] None:
20 fucking years! good thing he didn't raped or murder anybody or else he would do less time!
[26 Points] ThePeskyWabbit:
"Perceived to be more anonymous" heh
[18 Points] TheSM0KER:
Didn't this happen over a year ago?
[11 Points] gregsterb:
20 fucking years for selling pot? Jesus Christ that's insane! In Canada you'd have to murder someone to get that much time!
[9 Points] DestinysOtherChild:
Notice to all vendors: Don't try to trademark your DNM handle!
Seems like he was already well-identified by then, but I can't imagine that helped.
[6 Points] Lucid_Enemy:
When are we going to stop the use of "the largest dw bust" this guy was "the biggest opsec retard in dw history" really
[4 Points] weeeeee6:
Fuck, how did he get caught?
[5 Points] divinesnake:
Lol @ his photo.
"I believe you have my stapler!"
[4 Points] murderhomelesspeople:
Really old news.
[1 Points] UncleRays:
How did he get caught??
[1 Points] asimplescribe:
I hope at least one of these guys is smart enough to walk away forever. You keep laying down an all in bet and eventually you will have nothing.
[1 Points] None:
Question is, how did they go about busting him exactly?
[1 Points] b1ack-spyd3r:
It's a good thing all that dangerous marijuana is off the streets. I sure feel safer. People don't kill people. Plants kill people. Right?
[1 Points] magiclampcompany:
Can anyone comment as to how CaliConnect was put on the radar? Intl shipping? Is the church onto something when they say that us vendors need to be weary of the rising popularity of blockchain analysis used to track down vendors?
[0 Points] MandyThatGirl:
Idk though..something about the booking photo just screams "washed up" to me.
[-1 Points] LieutenantCheeze:
What a nerd.Lesson of the day: DONT BE FUCING RETARD!
[-5 Points] None:
One of the biggest, with a new worth $1.4 million, child's play for the big guys
A 40-year-old Merced man pleaded guilty Monday to crimes related to selling marijuana on the dark-web market, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
David Ryan Burchard, 40, of Merced, using the moniker “Caliconnect,” was a “major narcotics vendor” on Silk Road and other dark web marketplaces, including Agora, Abraxas and AlphaBay, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced in a news release.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, investigators said. Burchard is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on Oct. 30, and he faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
Burchard accepted orders for marijuana and cocaine on dark-web marketplaces and then mailed the narcotics from post offices in Merced and Fresno County to his customers throughout the United States, according to investigators. He was paid primarily in Bitcoin.
Federal authorities say Burchard’s operation was worth more than $1.4 million before the website was shut down, describing him as “one of the largest vendors on the Silk Road.” After federal law enforcement shut down the Silk Road website and arrested its founder in October 2013, Burchard moved his narcotics business to Agora and then to AlphaBay, investigators said.
DAVID RYAN BURCHARD, 40, OF MERCED PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND TO POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA, INVESTIGATORS SAID.
Dark-web marketplaces are used in computer networks designed to conceal the true IP address, a numeric designation that identifies its location on the Internet, investigators said. Those marketplaces also allow for payments to be made only in the form of digital currency, most commonly in bitcoin.
“While not inherently illegal, digital currency is used by dark-web marketplaces because online transactions in digital currency can be completed without a third-party payment processor and are therefore perceived to be more anonymous and less vulnerable to law enforcement scrutiny,” the release said.