Feds charge man they say worked for 'darknet' marketplace

ATLANTA (AP) " An Illinois man who federal prosecutors say worked as a spokesman for a "darknet" marketplace for illicit internet commerce has been charged in Atlanta.Authorities say AlphaBay was the internet's largest darknet site " trading in illegal drugs, firearms and counterfeit goods " before law enforcement took it down in July.Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Ronald L. Wheeler III of Streamwood, Illinois, with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Wheeler, known [...]


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