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18 paź 2023 · A report from CNBC has revealed additional details surrounding Jimmy Zhong, who last year was arrested in connection with the theft of more than 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace.
Zhong initially got involved with Silk Road as an avid cocaine user. In 2016, Zhong was arrested in downtown Athens for possession of cocaine. [6] He was known to live a party lifestyle with drugs and women. On March 13, 2019, Zhong contacted 911 to report the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency from his residence. [7]
7 lis 2022 · In November 2021, Law Enforcement Seized Over 50,676 Bitcoin Hidden in Devices in Defendant JAMES ZHONG’s Home; ZHONG Has Now Pled Guilty to Unlawfully Obtaining that Bitcoin From the Silk Road Dark Web in 2012
14 kwi 2023 · The U.S. Justice Department announced James Zhong had been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for charges related to executing a scheme to steal more than 51,680 Bitcoin.
7 lis 2022 · On Friday, Zhong pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. “James Zhong committed wire fraud over a decade ago when he stole...
14 kwi 2023 · A Georgia man who stole more than 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road drug-trafficking site before his cache hit $3.35 billion in value was ordered to serve a year and a day in prison. James Zhong,...
7 lis 2022 · James Zhong of Gainesville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the theft of about $3.36 billion in bitcoin stolen from the illegal Silk Road marketplace, which the FBI shut down in 2013.
