Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton receives 40-year prison sentence
The dark web marketplace handled more than $430 million in illegal transactions before shutting down, with operations spanning 2018 to 2020, according to BleepingComputer. Hamilton also received a $5 million fine alongside his federal prison sentence, according to Cyber Security News, which cited the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Hamilton is a 30-year-old Suffolk, Virginia, resident, according to Cyber Security News.
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