Agora vendor jailed for 6 1/2 years.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/bitcoin-trader-and-film-technician-jailed-for-running-global-dark-net-drug-operation-34304747.html


Comments


[3 Points] None:

Why does the judge act like its such an unusual case? I thought darknet busts were pretty common. Maybe we are safer than I thought?


[2 Points] nahko_vendor:

He said O'Connor cared for both his parents. Why the fuck is this being mentioned in the article?


[1 Points] thetruth320:

This has been posted about 5 times


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] None:

Det Sgt Roberts told Caroline Cummings BL, prosecuting, that he and colleagues placed Mannion under surveillance after receiving confidential information about a computer IP address.

LPT for vendors: don't shit where you eat.


[1 Points] None:

jerseycow, and The Hulkster? I once bought MDMA from jersey and it had a hair in it, wouldn't have been too hard for LE i guess.


[1 Points] MitalikaSucks:

"Det Sgt Roberts told Caroline Cummings BL, prosecuting, that he and colleagues placed Mannion under surveillance after receiving confidential information about a computer IP address."

Sounds like they were busted because of cyber evidences and not IRL fuck ups...


[-1 Points] boobitypoop:

To this day I still didn't know what happend to agora. I just assumed they were closing shop but now I know cause they got caught. Ouch.