50-year-old man arrested for trying to buy explosives on AlphaBay

Houston Man Arrested for Attempting to Transport and Use Explosives

HOUSTON - A 50-year-old man residing in Houston has been arrested on charges that he attempted to transport explosives for the purpose of injury or destruction of property, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI.

Cary Lee Ogborn is charged with attempting to transport explosives with the intent that those explosives be used to kill, injure, or intimidate any individual or to damage or destroy a vehicle or building. He was arrested late Friday after picking up a package he believed contained such explosives. He is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy at 2:00 p.m. today.

The criminal complaint, filed upon his arrest, alleges he initiated an anonymous online order of explosive materials on a network of computers designed to conceal his true IP address. Ogborn allegedly went to an online marketplace that enables vendors and users to conduct anonymous transactions involving the sale of illegal goods.

Beginning on or around Aug. 20, 2016, Ogborn allegedly sent a private message via this network seeking items he intended to use to cause the explosion of a building. According to the complaint, Ogborn continued to communicate with someone he believed was a vendor, but whom was actually an undercover FBI employee.

Ogborn eventually placed an order for items he intended to use to destroy a vehicle and a building, according to the charges. After receiving notice that his package had arrived in his post office box, Ogborn allegedly retrieved the package and opened it.

He was arrested soon thereafter.

If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Montgomery County Narcotics Enforcement Team and U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/houston-man-arrested-attempting-transport-and-use-explosives

http://www.seditionists.com/ogborn.pdf


Comments


[26 Points] trappy_AB:

Good these are against our rules too, I'll ban his account if he is convicted.


[18 Points] None:

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[15 Points] ag0risthooawayyfoe:

someone he believed was a vendor, but whom was actually an undercover FBI employee.

Anyone dumb enough to even think of buying weapons on the dnm needs to remember that this is always the case when buying weapons...


[12 Points] Dog3Way:

This whole story feels as if this guy thought he was buying stuff he could of easily bought at a tractor supply company north of his target.

Grenade not included. He wanted TNT yet he lives in Texas? He could just get M80s in bulk. Gasoline ignited explosion? Why not just use the ringer wires on a old burner phone and flash powder?

For a second, I thought the suspect AND the vendor were cops investigated each other. Nope, just an old man getting catfished.


[5 Points] sapiophile:

The complaint .pdf is pretty interesting, decent IRL investigatory work on the FBI's part. Guy was using a P.O. Box registered with fake ID and insurance statement, but with a legit phone # tied to him (or a friend), and gave USPS an email of "darknetstv@outloom.com" (facepalm). Though that didn't actually lead to his bust in any way.

From that email account he was sending selfies to his girlfriend or something and was logging in with his real IP.

Say it with me now: compartmentalization. Keep your different activities and identities completely, 100% separated from other aspects of your self. For more info read through http://privacy-pc.com/articles/hackers-guide-to-stay-out-of-jail-opsec-for-freedom-fighters.html . This is the absolute foundation of all OPSEC.


[4 Points] DooshNozzzle:

wow so this genius did a direct deal for some explosives on a commonly used dark net forum and DIDN'T expect it to be a fed? talk about low hanging fruit... good thing many violent people are also stupid


[4 Points] y_s_l_:

Couldn't somebody, in theory, message an obvious LE vendor for weapons like this, and then order them to an enemy's house?

Obviously it doesn't sound like this was the case with this guy, but seeing how bad this guy is probably gonna get it makes me think.


[4 Points] poppyseedsoda:

i'm betting the vendor was LE and he probably tried to have a friendly conversation with him to convict him with more charges


[2 Points] TheStevens98:

This is natural selection


[2 Points] BadKittyStopStarving:

Well at least you can say some of that homeland security budget was well spent.


[2 Points] ForLol_Serious:

They discovered his plot to blow up Chick-Fil-A


[1 Points] astropsychonaut:

so they could go after us for buying shrooms if they really wanted to. Just create a fake vendor account and start selling and busting people. Why aren't they doing this?


[-1 Points] boolshynet:

i'll never understand you my American cousins and your need to blow shit up