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And yet, despite all these worst-case scenarios you've outlined, it works great most of the time (from what I hear).

by wyager 11y ago

mirimir 11y ago
It didn't work out so well for Curtis Green.[0] > Starting in April 2012, a DEA undercover agent in Maryland (the UC), began communicating with Ulbricht about selling illegal drugs on Silk Road. That agent was one of several assigned to the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force. The UC claimed to be a smuggler who specialized in moving substantial quantities of illegal drugs. In December 2012, Ulbricht set out to find a drug dealer on Silk Road who could purchase large quantities of drugs from the UC and directed his administrators, including Green, to assist. Green assisted the UC to establish contact with a buyer, who was an established seller of drugs on Silk Road (the Vendor). The UC and the Vendor negotiated a deal for one kilogram of cocaine for approximately $27,000 in Bitcoin, a digital currency that has no association with a national government, is difficult to track, and easy to move online. > Without the knowledge of either Ulbricht or the UC, Green agreed to act as a middle-man for the Vendor and take delivery of drugs. As a result, the Vendor provided Green’s address to the UC as the place to which the cocaine was to be delivered. On January 17, 2013, an undercover U.S. Postal Inspector delivered the cocaine [very highly cut] to Green at his residence. Shortly after Green accepted delivery of the cocaine, federal agents with the HSI, DEA, U.S. Postal Inspectors and the U.S. Secret Service executed a search warrant at Green’s residence and recovered the kilogram of cocaine. U.S. Secret Service agents also conducted a forensic examination of Green’s computers and digital media seized during the search. [0] http://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/administrator-silk-road-website-and-drug-vendor-plead-guilty-drug-conspiracy http://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/administrator-silk-road-we...
- wyager 11y ago
  Yes, there are specific instances where it does not work. What is your point? The same goes for buying drugs on the street. It seems to work quite well most of the time.

And yet, despite all these worst-case scenarios you've outlined, it works great most of the time (from what I hear).

by wyager 11y ago

And yet, despite all these worst-case scenarios you've outlined, it works great most of the time (from what I hear).

It didn't work out so well for Curtis Green.[0] > Starting in April 2012, a DEA undercover agent in Maryland (the UC), began communicating with Ulbricht about selling illegal drugs on Silk Road. That agent was one of several assigned to the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force. The UC claimed to be a smuggler who specialized in moving substantial quantities of illegal drugs. In December 2012, Ulbricht set out to find a drug dealer on Silk Road who could purchase large quantities of drugs from the UC and directed his administrators, including Green, to assist. Green assisted the UC to establish contact with a buyer, who was an established seller of drugs on Silk Road (the Vendor). The UC and the Vendor negotiated a deal for one kilogram of cocaine for approximately $27,000 in Bitcoin, a digital currency that has no association with a national government, is difficult to track, and easy to move online. > Without the knowledge of either Ulbricht or the UC, Green agreed to act as a middle-man for the Vendor and take delivery of drugs. As a result, the Vendor provided Green’s address to the UC as the place to which the cocaine was to be delivered. On January 17, 2013, an undercover U.S. Postal Inspector delivered the cocaine [very highly cut] to Green at his residence. Shortly after Green accepted delivery of the cocaine, federal agents with the HSI, DEA, U.S. Postal Inspectors and the U.S. Secret Service executed a search warrant at Green’s residence and recovered the kilogram of cocaine. U.S. Secret Service agents also conducted a forensic examination of Green’s computers and digital media seized during the search. [0] http://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/administrator-silk-road-website-and-drug-vendor-plead-guilty-drug-conspiracy http://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/administrator-silk-road-we...

wyager 11y ago
Yes, there are specific instances where it does not work. What is your point? The same goes for buying drugs on the street. It seems to work quite well most of the time.