You gotta love the media reports. "Deepweb Currency Bitcoin". I guess we are lucky he did not use regular internet bitcoin. 
The altcoinpress reports it as such, the bbc writes "...online currency Bitcoin..." (see the articles source)
Topic: Chemical Weapons Trial Opens for Bitcoin Software Engineer (Read 614 times)
The altcoinpress reports it as such, the bbc writes "...online currency Bitcoin..." (see the articles source)
Is too bad you cant use fiat to buy stuff like this 
cash can still buy you everything, but bitcoin has proven to be better faster and overall less troublesome, for this kind of activity
certainly this news does not give justice to bitcoin, i hope, people can understand that this does not mean that bitcoin is a tool that facilitate criminality
I agree, why would criminals risk leaving an electronic trail of where and when they spent their money? Seems like it would make prosecuting them that much easier...
But my main question is, why aren't they going after the guy SELLING the ricin?? I mean who knows how many people he sold to?
Is too bad you cant use fiat to buy stuff like this
cash can still buy you everything, but bitcoin has proven to be better faster and overall less troublesome, for this kind of activity
certainly this news does not give justice to bitcoin, i hope, people can understand that this does not mean that bitcoin is a tool that facilitate criminality
Glad they caught the guy! Liverpool is just down the road from me! Everyone knows the Liverpool–Manchester rivalry
"deepweb currency Bitcoin" - hooooah, I'm not into that sort of things. too dangerous.
I'm more into shalloweb bitcoin, much more safer. with shallowcoins you can buy nuclear warheads. Chemical is oldschool.
I'm more into shalloweb bitcoin, much more safer. with shallowcoins you can buy nuclear warheads. Chemical is oldschool.
Is too bad you cant use fiat to buy stuff like this
You mean like with Cocaine-laden US Banknotes guise as legal tender?
Is too bad you cant use fiat to buy stuff like this
The title calls him a "Bitcoin Software Engineer". The article calls him a "homicidal software engineer". I'm glad they clarified his job title.
You gotta love the media reports. "Deepweb Currency Bitcoin". I guess we are lucky he did not use regular internet bitcoin.
( Liverpool ) — The trial got underway today for homicidal software engineer Mohammed Ammer Ali, 31, who allegedly tried to use the deepweb currency Bitcoin to procure a chemical weapon.
Ricin poisoning can kill its victims within three to five days after the individual first suffers from multiple organ failure. A tiny dose of the purified powder amounting to a few grains of table salt can kill an average sized adult. Ali ordered enough ricin to kill around 1,400 people.
Opening the trial for the prosecution on Tuesday, Sally Howes told jurors that Ali used encrypted messages to order 500mg of ricin from the bitcoin website known as the Evolution Marketplace. Howes told the court,
"Expert scientific opinion is that, if administered or inhaled, that quantity of ricin would be a lethal dose sufficient to kill between 700 and 1,400 people."
Over several days of communication, Ali is accused of arranging to have the poison delivered to his home concealed in a toy car containing five 100mg vials. He agreed to pay $500 for the ricin using the digital currency called Bitcoin, jurors heard.
First Known Case
Bitcoin is used often for drug trafficking, ransomware attacks, money laundering, and child porno. But this is the first known case where a Bitcoiner attempted to use the nefarious cryptotoken to purchase chemical weapons.
Ali promised to be a “very good repeat customer” if he was satisfied with the product, suggesting he would go on to order 500mg a month for several months. The trial continues in Liverpool tomorrow.
Source: http://altcoinpress.com/2015/07/chemical-weapons-trial-opens-for-bitcoin-software-engineer/
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