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Topic: [2015-10-20] NDTV: Ex-US Agent Gets Over 6 Years for Bitcoin Theft (Read 1001 times)

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Ex-US Agent Gets Over 6 Years for Bitcoin Theft in Silk Road Probe

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/ex-us-agent-gets-over-6-years-for-bitcoin-theft-in-silk-road-probe-754744

A former US federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing Bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black market for information on its probe.

Carl Force, a former US Drug Enforcement Administration agent, admitted to charges of extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice. In a San Francisco federal court on Monday, US District Judge Richard Seeborg said the scope of his betrayal was "breathtaking."
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