A resident of Florida pleaded guilty to trade in data for cryptocurrencies through Darknet – Bits Media

A resident of the state of Florida pleaded guilty to tax evasion. The offender earned more $1 Milln in cryptocurrencies through illegal transactions.

During the court hearing, Ethan Thomas Trainor (Ethan Thomas Trainor) Recognized, that I used cryptocurrencies for Trading hacking accounts (user names and passwords) At the sites of Darknet. We are talking about accounts in paid services for watching films and listening to music, On pornographic sites, educational portals and other online services. The tranor admitted, what with 2014 by 2017 a year has earned in this way more $1 Milln in cryptocurrency. The website of the US Department of Justice is not indicated, In which one.

A resident of Florida did not report the income to the US tax service (IRS) and intentionally tried to avoid tax payments. To cover traces and maintain anonymity, The offender used cryptocurrency mixing services. The verdict of the tranor will be issued in December, A man threatens up to five years in prison in a federal prison.

The US Ministry of Justice reported, that the judicial persecution of Trainor became part of the Tornado special operation, organized target group to combat drugs and organized crime (Ocdetf). The main task of OCDETF is to suppress activities, associated with drug trafficking and money laundering.

In June, the court sentenced two Americans to five years in prison for drug trafficking in Darknet and money laundering using bitcoin. According to Elliptic, DOGE coin is increasingly used to pay for prohibited goods in a darknet.