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US Makes Bitcoin Exchange Arrests After Silk Road Closure
04 February 2014
Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal
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The Department of Justice said Robert Faiella, known as BTCKing,
and Charlie Shrem from BitInstant.com have both been charged with
money laundering. The authorities said the pair were engaged in a
scheme to sell more than $1m (£603,000) in bitcoins to users
of online drug marketplace the Silk Road. The site was shut down
last year and its alleged owner was arrested.
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