Bitcoin Forum

It deserves its very own thread.  Who else got jailed because of Bitcoin?

No.	Convict	Crime
1)	Charlie Shrem	Money Laundering
2)	Trendon Shavers	Ponzi Scheme
3)	Ross Ulbricht	Silk Road
4)	Carl Force	Extortion of Ross Ulbricht
5)	Shaun Bridges	Secret Service - Theft
6)	Pascal Reid	LocalBitcoins
7)	Michell Abner Espinoza	LocalBitcoins
8)	Mark Karpeles	MtGox
9)	Yuen Long	MyCoin Fraud
10)	Tin Shui Wai	MyCoin Fraud
11)	Wong Tai Sin	MyCoin Fraud
12)	Robert Faiella	LocalBitcoins
13)	John Powell	Unlicensed Money Business
14)	Ali Shukri Amin	Bitcoin Aid to Isis
15)	Yuri Lebedev	Unlicensed Money Business
16)	Anthony Murgio	Unlicensed Money Business
17)	Richard Petix	Unlicensed Money Transmission
18)	Pankaj Bharadwaj	Debit Card Fraud

Honorable Mentions: (close call)

#)	Burton Wagner	Unlicensed Money Transmission
#)	Brian Mycon	Gaming Website

Well I think you should definitely add Mark Karpeles, how did you forget to add the biggest scammer of all time on the Bitcoin history?
Im not sure if he is already on jail but he should eventually get there, even tho he will probably leave sooner than later and still be really rich when he leaves.

Yes.  he is definitely in jail. 

And what about that martin shrek

Shkreli isn't in jail yet.  But I will be happy to add him to the list if he gets done for anything remotely related to bitcoin.

There was already a thread on this with a list compiled and respective charges and sentences around the forums, but I can't seem to find it now.

You forgot to add escrow.ms who seemed to be arrested a few days ago for actions unrelated to the forum (references: 1 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1359877.0), 2 (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Card-frauds-used-bitcoins-to-trade-money/articleshow/50922983.cms))

I'll post the other thread here if I find it meanwhile.

I don't think it's fair that you add BurtW to the list. Here's the thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=934268.0) about what happened so you can get a better hang of the situation. As for the other they either did wrong or I never heard of them.

Haven't heard of about half of these people, and I don't know what Mycoin is.  I suppose I should look that one up.  Is Trendon Shavers still in jail?  Man, seems like that scam was so long ago.

The law takes its time. I don't think the streak of legal troubles will let up any time soon. Something of Bitcoin's nature is pretty much built from the ground up to attract scum.

What about the sheep marketplace guy? Last I heard he'd been caught buying houses all over the place.

Interesting to see folks from different country, different back ground, different culture making the list.
This is a good sign Bitcoin is going global, and touch many folks ' life.
I myself lost coins to PBMing, hash profit, hoping to see them make the list.

Have you guys seen this, regarding Ross Ulbricht

https://art.freeross.org/

My favourite convict is number 14. Love to see more people spreading the word about Bitcoin.

there must be other people doing money laundering but weren't caught. sure its no just Charlie Shrem.

There are also certain individuals who are caught doing something illegal but were also involved in bitcoin such as the owner of piratebay :)

A practical evidence of bitcoins convicts : The Russian ex-convict’s viral financial scheme that might be behind Bitcoin’s surge. The website for MMM Global, a “social financial network,” doesn’t exactly scream responsible investing.

Didn't know that someone got arrested for Helping ISIS with Bitcoins.
Is there any reference to this?

http://www.ibtimes.com/who-ali-shukri-amin-virginia-isis-teenager-behind-pro-islamic-state-twitter-sentenced-2073208
http://fusion.net/story/191633/a-virginia-teen-who-ran-a-pro-isis-twitter-account-is-going-to-prison-for-11-years/

Not sure what came out of this. I've read two different stories on different media, one says ISIS does not use cryptocurrencies at all, another says they actively use cryptocurrencies. Not sure if they ended up giving proof that he was fundraising in Bitcoin for terrorists. Maybe it was just his own address?

No.	Convict	Crime
1)	Charlie Shrem	Money Laundering
2)	Trendon Shavers	Ponzi Scheme
3)	Ross Ulbricht	Silk Road
4)	Carl Force	Extortion of Ross Ulbricht
5)	Shaun Bridges	Secret Service - Theft
6)	Pascal Reid	LocalBitcoins
7)	Michell Abner Espinoza	LocalBitcoins
8)	Mark Karpeles	MtGox
9)	Yuen Long	MyCoin Fraud
10)	Tin Shui Wai	MyCoin Fraud
11)	Wong Tai Sin	MyCoin Fraud
12)	Robert Faiella	LocalBitcoins
13)	John Powell	Unlicensed Money Business
14)	Ali Shukri Amin	Bitcoin Aid to Isis
15)	Yuri Lebedev	Unlicensed Money Business
16)	Anthony Murgio	Unlicensed Money Business
16)	Pastor Trevón Gross	Receiving Bribes

Honorable Mentions: (close call)

#)	Burton Wagner	Unlicensed Money Transmission
#)	Brian Mycon	Gaming Website

take a look at the first positions:
No.   Convict   Crime
1)   Charlie Shrem   Money Laundering
2)   Trendon Shavers   Ponzi Scheme
3)   Ross Ulbricht   Silk Road
4)   Carl Force   Extortion of Ross Ulbricht

only the "elite" LOL

this is so hilarious

I got a restraining order to not come within 500 feet of The Inaba for posting a pic sourced from the Net of the master bathroom of the BTC-House that was taken two years prior to him moving in. Does that count since convicted in a court of law.

Ironically, my conviction stemmed from an innocent proof that BFL was using BitPay as an exchange instead of just a third-party payment processor to the tune of over U$10M via the infamous 1QAHVyRzkmD4j1pU5W89htZ3c6D6E7iWDs (https://www.walletexplorer.com/address/1QAHVyRzkmD4j1pU5W89htZ3c6D6E7iWDs) bitcoin wallet address. I'm not sure if the KC FBI was versed beforehand, but I did get a thank you from them, especially for the part where I showed that the BTC-House was paid for in full directly and indirectly related to the BWA, as was the 10 BTC The Inaba paid me due to losing a bet that BFL was kind enough to send me an IRS 1099-Misc form to lessen their tax liability, of which the IRS also thanked me for the info, albeit, again, I'm not sure if they too were versed beforehand.

One day, Paul Vernon of Cryptsy will be on your list, with possibly his wife and some of his employees.

I'm not if that would be qualified as serious enough to get on that list ;)
Pretty cool story though, lucky you only got a restraining order..

Yeah, it was real funny explaining to one city and two county officers that the posts they read about me fucking goats and young boys on this forum were takin' outta context because The Inaba also had that in his restraining order request.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-RvNS7JfcMM/hqdefault.jpg
George: "Was penning posts about fuckin' kid goats on a public forum wrong?"

Add him to the list as well https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1359877.0 though there hasn't been any news on this as far as I know but it sounds pretty serious, so he probably will spend some time there. Mentioning which countries these guys are from should be good also. And Cryptsy guys might make the list some day or not?

That's really cool, reminds me of the million dollar website... http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

added

oh damn,18 peoples have fraud and cheat or hack or anything bad activity related with bitcoins,and i think taht list gonna be more and more this year,is crptsy owner will add on your list? ;D

Poor goats getting attacked in such a manner.

Think a few might have not known the rules and did not realize how harsh it is to go up against the banks.
It sucks to be locked up for a misunderstanding or a unjust ruling.

Im not sure if he is already on jail but he should eventually get there, even tho he will probably leave sooner than later and still be really rich when he leaves.

Coming soon, these guys from the fine US National Guard:  Derrick Shelton, James Stewart and Quentin Stewart

The Mtgox main wallets have still been active recently

so keep with ur fantasy that Mark is the only one behind

the theft

Indeed. Even after they have been released, we are not sure if they are still holding on to the large amount of bitcoins that they have stolen... They could have used brain wallets to store their coins!

Add Big Vern to that list

Who is pankaj bhardwaj and what did he do?Going by his name I assume he was an Indian that's why I want to know.Has anyone knows about his whereabouts?

He was on twitter about one hour ago

https://twitter.com/marketbavishya?lang=en-gb

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Card-frauds-used-bitcoins-to-trade-money/articleshow/50922983.cms

Thanks for the info.I saw he has 14,444 followers and as you said active on Twitter.Has he got off scot free?

Do they have Twitter in Indian jails

I really dont know, if he got off free, there was never any news about it, some how he may have bribed his way.

He has been posting on twitter for a long time, does not seem to be a big break between Feb 2016 in between his tweets which was the time he got arrested.