Former Silk Road DEA Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft


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DATE: March 19, 2016, 8:07 p.m.

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  1. Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Carl Mark Force IV, has admitted to stealing over $700,000 worth of bitcoin while running the Baltimore Silk Road investigation.
  2. Force, the lead undercover agent in communication with Ross Ulbricht – the mastermind behind the online drug marketplace now sentenced to life in prison – admitted using fake online personas to steal bitcoin from both the US government and investigated parties

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