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Zhong initially got involved with Silk Road as an avid cocaine user. In 2016, Zhong was arrested in downtown Athens, Georgia, for possession of cocaine. [6] On March 13, 2019, Zhong contacted 911 to report the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency from his residence. [7]
14 kwi 2023 · Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES ZHONG was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for committing wire fraud in September 2012 when he unlawfully obtained approximaely 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace.
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 · 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
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.
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 · James Zhong, 32, was sentenced Friday in New York federal court, where he pleaded guilty to wire fraud last year. At the time of the heist in 2012, the Bitcoin was worth $620,000.