Been wondering what happened to Blake Benthall / Defcon, considering Ross Ulbricht got life why hasn't Blake even been sentenced? He was arrested a couple of years ago now but still hasn't had a court case or made a plea deal, kind of unfair isn't it? In fact I don't think anyone from the second SR got any jail time it seems?
I tried to check that PACER site but you need a login which I don't think I can get from my country so anyone know whats going on with that? Did he turn into a super snitch?
From the second SR, they have just started the process to extradite Libertas, SSBD was mega smart and served his time, with no snitching but didn't fight extradition so I expect they gave him extra points for that, plus he lucked out with a decent judge. Inigo promised to act as a witness for the prosecution during the Ulbricht trial but they didn't call him in the end but he got a lighter sentence, Dr Clu-less (who had no info they didn't already know to give up even if he wanted to snitch) was sentenced to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release (had to google that one), Chemcat, V and Sarge went dark, Cirrus turned out to be an undercover agent otherwise known as HSI-UC.
Oh and Tang, meanwhile, merrily gave interviews to Motherboard saying thngs like:
"It was quite worrisome but it didn't really surprise me as much as it should have," Tang said. "I know this is going to sound shitty but when I first joined the SR2 forum my sole intention was to obtain a staff position—not for the money but for the experience. I kept thinking that if I could 'infiltrate' SR2 then anyone could (including law enforcement)."
The entire darknet suspects Tang is a cirrus understudy. Clu gets eight years, DPR gets fucking LIFE and this clown is meanwhile posting on The Hub 24/7.
Stay away from the majority of the drama, keep your profile fairly anon and your nose clean and your purchases small is the lesson here.