Co-creator of dark web marketplace that netted $375M in drug sales pleads guilty

Empire cybercrime market owner pleads guilty to drug conspiracy

​A Virginia man who co-created Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces at the time, pleaded guilty Monday to federal drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020.

Co-creator of dark web marketplace that netted $375M in drug sales pleads guilty

A conviction is punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, with a maximum of life.

Slovakian Man Pleads Guilty To Operating Darknet Marketplace - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

A Slovakian national admitted on Tuesday to helping operate a darknet marketplace that sold narcotics, cybercrime tools and services, fake government IDs, and stolen personal information for more than two years. 33-year-old Alan Bill (also known online as “Vend0r” or “KingdomOfficial”) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances for his role in running Kingdom Market, which operated from March 2021 through December 2023. The…

Kingdom Market operator pleads guilty in St. Louis court

A Slovakian national has admitted participating in a darknet marketplace that trafficked illegal drugs and stolen personal data. Alan Bill, 33, of Bratislava, entered a guilty plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Prosecutors said Bill took part in operating Kingdom Market, a […] The post Kingdom Market operator pleads guilty in St. Louis court appeared first on KT…