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Co-Creator of Dark Web Marketplace Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

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Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton received a 40-year federal prison sentence.

Raheim Hamilton, a Virginia man who co-created and operated the dark-web marketplace Empire Market, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Empire Market let users anonymously buy and sell illegal goods. The update, announced in Chicago on October 7, concerns a previously reported criminal case rather than a newly disclosed data breach.

Key facts
  • Raheim Hamilton, of Virginia, co-created and operated Empire Market.
  • Empire Market was a dark-web marketplace for anonymous illegal trade.
  • A Chicago federal case update on October 7 reported a 40-year sentence.
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40 + 40=80. That’s how old Raheim Hamilton will be when he gets out of prison if he serves his full sentence. There’s an update to a previously reported case.

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