Ex-intelligence officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from Silk Road 2.0 operator

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Ex-intelligence officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from Silk Road 2.0 operator
An officer with Britain's National Crime Agency who stole cryptocurrency from the operator of an illegal dark web marketplace was jailed on Wednesday for five-and-a-half years. The NCA was investigating the Silk Road 2.0 site – which allowed users to buy drugs and other illicit goods after ...

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