Carl Force, who was a member of DEA (the US Drug Enforcement Administration) taskforce that investigated the black market website 'Silk Road', has been jailed for over six years, after having admitted to charges of extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Force persuaded the site's creator, Ross Ulbricht, to pay him $50,000 in Bitcoin by pretending he had information concerning the investigation into Ulbricht's activities. Members of the Bitcoin community will hope that this case brings to an end the negative headlines surrounding the digital currency's use in the illegal operation, which has served to cause substantial reputational damage to Bitcoin over the last two years.
Carl Force, who was a member of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) taskforce that investigated the black market website 'Silk Road', has been jailed for over six years, after having admitted to charges of extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Force persuaded the site's creator, Ross Ulbricht, to pay him $50,000 in Bitcoin by pretending he had information concerning the investigation into Ulbricht's activities. Members of the Bitcoin community will hope that this case brings to an end the negative headlines surrounding the digital currency's use in the illegal operation, which has served to cause substantial reputational damage to Bitcoin over the last two years.