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The US Attorney’s Office accused a Florida resident of buying drugs through the dark web and laundering more than $1.2 million using cryptocurrencies.
According to the US Department of Justice, a 37-year-old American from Florida named Sharena Seay was caught selling drugs. Her clients paid for the goods in cash, which the suspect laundered through cryptocurrencies. With the help of crypto assets, the woman “replenished stocks” of drugs on the darknet sites, with the help of which she concealed criminal activity. In this way, the detainee managed to launder more than $1.2 million.
On August 17, in federal court for the Eastern District of Texas, an indictment was announced on five counts: Sey was charged with laundering money through crypto assets, aiding and abetting crimes. If the court finds the defendant guilty, the woman faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each count.
The US Secret Service, the Postal Inspection Service and the Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force (OCDETF) are involved in the investigation. In October, OCDETF helped uncover another Florida offender who made about $1 million in cryptocurrencies by selling hacked dark web accounts.
Recently, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) urged local citizens to be vigilant due to an increase in cryptocurrency payment fraud.
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