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The mysterious, massive federal law enforcement presence in the Hendry County community of Muse was explained Tuesday when a 19-year-old was charged with selling the potentially deadly toxin abrin through a black market website. Jesse William Korff was taken into custody Saturday on charges out of New Jersey. He is charged with one count of Possession and Transfer of a Toxin for Use as a Weapon and one county of Smuggling Goods from the United States.
Investigators say Korff posted an ad to sell abrin on a site known as "Black Market Reloaded." Homeland Security Investigations agents say they started taking a closer look at the site in April 2013. Agents say the site connects vendors and buyers anonymously to conduct transactions involving a wide array of illegal items, including biological agents, toxins, guns, ammunition, explosives, narcotics and counterfeit items. It's only accessible via the Tor network, a special computer network designed to allow users to conceal their identities, and payments are in the form of Bitcoin, a form of electronic currency that only exists online. Investigators say Korff had a seller's profile on Black Market Reloaded, and he negotiated the sale of two liquid doses of abrin to the undercover agent.
donlashway
reply to post by RickyD
Was going to say something about that wasted life better than some victim.
Hope he didn't sell any more.
Could that lead to far worse charges ?
OLD HIPPY DUDE
What better reason to shut down the TOR system.
The Feds couldn't have done a better job unless they planed and excuted the whole thing them selfs.
There is no such thing as a secure network, and there never will be.
It's nice to know our country is safe, but not our credit cards and bank accounts.
Good work NSA !
donlashway
Poor kid, mistake will cost 1 life, his. What would happen if you sold a rock online saying it would kill ?edit on 21-1-2014 by donlashway because: (no reason given)
reply to post by Taggart
Why should TOR be shut down? If you see a bad apple do you all of a sudden give up Fruit? NO. Credit cards and Bank accounts are generally insured against Fraud. As for secure networks, there are plenty of ways of being secure online. PLENTY. Text
OLD HIPPY DUDE
reply to post by Taggart
Why should TOR be shut down? If you see a bad apple do you all of a sudden give up Fruit? NO. Credit cards and Bank accounts are generally insured against Fraud. As for secure networks, there are plenty of ways of being secure online. PLENTY. Text
Because it encourages and promotes illegal activity with the promise of anonimity.
Yes, anonimity actually means something to some people. But like everything motives vary.
Being insured against Fraud, does not protect your credit rating, it will red flag your borrowing ability which could take months or years to fix.
As for secure networks, there are plenty of ways of being secure online. PLENTY.
I have worked 35+ years in telecommunications, please inform me of secure networks !
Let me HELP YOU to understand a few things about telcommunications ,with just a few questions.
Who gives away the most money in the form of grants, low intrest loans and free funding ?
Who gives out patents on new equipment ?
Who hands out licenses for business operations ?
Who regulates businesses ?
Who makes laws , rules and regulations ?
What you see as a secure network and what I see are two different things.
Taggart
Okay, please educate me on telecommunications, considering my career is in computer security sector I seriously doubt there is much you can teach me on the ways of the internet or any IT subject for that matter.
donlashway
"Poor kid", he's 19 years old was 18 when he did this, kids make mistakes.
He picked a berry out of his yard, ground it up and packaged it.
News says he can get life for it, poor kid......edit on 21-1-2014 by donlashway because: (no reason given)