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19 paź 2023 · A new CNBC feature details the saga of James 'Jimmy' Zhong, who was convicted of wire fraud after making billions off stolen Bitcoin.
James "Jimmy" Zhong (born May 24, 1990) is an American man who was convicted in 2022 for stealing over 51,680 bitcoin (then worth about $620,000; [2] value as of 2023 approximately $3.4 billion [3]) from the online black market Silk Road between 2012 and 2014. [4]
13 wrz 2023 · In November 2021, IRS Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) seized 50,676 Bitcoin from James Zhong, an American who pled guilty to wire fraud for stealing that Bitcoin from the darknet market Silk Road in September 2012. With a value of $3.36 billion, this marks one of the largest cryptocurrency seizures in history.
14 kwi 2023 · Nearly five years after ZHONG’s fraud, in August 2017, solely by virtue of ZHONG’s possession of the 50,000 Bitcoin that he unlawfully obtained from Silk Road, ZHONG received a matching amount of a related cryptocurrency — 50,000 Bitcoin Cash (“BCH Crime Proceeds”) — on top of the 50,000 Bitcoin.
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
7 lis 2022 · James Zhong, of Gainesville, Georgia, pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud in the theft of about $3.36 billion in bitcoin from the illegal Silk Road marketplace.
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,...
