Former Silk Road DEA Agent Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Theft

[Coinbuddy]

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.

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.

Source: http://www.coindesk.com/former-silk-road-dea-agent-pleads-guilty-to-bitcoin-theft/

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[twats]

I hope those bastard cops (yeah I know they're not police, they're fed agents, but they're all the same) get life time prison too.
Also this case shows everyone "Bitcoin is not anonymous".

[Ayle56]

I hope those bastard cops (yeah I know they're not police, they're fed agents, but they're all the same) get life time prison too.
Also this case shows everyone "Bitcoin is not anonymous".

His sentence will probably be more lenient that Ross's sentence. He's not being prosecuted for facilitating the trading of drugs for a start. He has put a stain on the feds though so it won't be a soft sentence. Nevertheless, he'll probably get a release date, which is more than Ross got.

[jeannemadrigal2]

I hope those bastard cops (yeah I know they're not police, they're fed agents, but they're all the same) get life time prison too.
Also this case shows everyone "Bitcoin is not anonymous".

I don't think so.  Federal cops are not always tied to a specific location.  Most "local" cops will have an interest in the community in which they live.  But like always, one bad egg ruins it for everyone.  But I hope they throw the book at him to make an example.  Somehow I doubt he will be punished as hard as the bad guys he was trying to catch.

[Argwai96]

I hope those bastard cops (yeah I know they're not police, they're fed agents, but they're all the same) get life time prison too.
Also this case shows everyone "Bitcoin is not anonymous".

I don't think so.  Federal cops are not always tied to a specific location.  Most "local" cops will have an interest in the community in which they live.  But like always, one bad egg ruins it for everyone.  But I hope they throw the book at him to make an example.  Somehow I doubt he will be punished as hard as the bad guys he was trying to catch.

most likely he will easy a judge that is not going too hard on him just same strategy they did to ross the other way around, from California all the way to a new york court, now they would find a judge that when is comes to sentencing federal cops goes soft on them.

[melody82]

This is the worst kind of abuse by a law enforcement officer.  It is things like this that really make it hard to trust my government.  Why should I follow the rules, pay my taxes, etc, when this kind of crap is commonplace?  It is a game, everyone cheats, and few get caught.

[Argwai96]

The justice system has its ups, down, holes, work arounds, internal corruption even a political agenda with a DA wants to favor other parties, stuff is just crazy. just like all the proof that was denied in that could have helped Ross because of the DA.

[anderson00673]

I hope this dirtbag gets put into the same prison that houses some of the people he busted over the years.  Unbelievable.  And the crazy thing is he got caught, you would think an agent would know how to get away with this stuff, lol.

[unamis76]

The odds and the evidence were against him. It was probably best for him to confess and to plead guilty.

I question myself where are the bad players and the authorities here. Sometimes it seems there were only bad players, even within the authorities...

[oblivi]

Can't blame him, everyone wants a piece of BTC
I think it's clear that this guy was aware on BTC and understood it enough to take the risk to try to get away with it, that amount could have been enough for a super retirement, but he should have tried to get the BTC in a legitimate way.

[ikydesu]

Can't blame him, everyone wants a piece of BTC
I think it's clear that this guy was aware on BTC and understood it enough to take the risk to try to get away with it, that amount could have been enough for a super retirement, but he should have tried to get the BTC in a legitimate way.

No, you can. This is really bad stuff, one of law enforcement do something despicable act.

The question is where the rest of btc now?


~iki

[DarkHyudrA]

Can't blame him, everyone wants a piece of BTC
I think it's clear that this guy was aware on BTC and understood it enough to take the risk to try to get away with it, that amount could have been enough for a super retirement, but he should have tried to get the BTC in a legitimate way.

No, you can. This is really bad stuff, one of law enforcement do something despicable act.

The question is where the rest of btc now?


~iki

The other part probably was the one sold on the auction.

[Gleb Gamow]

Looks like Carl Force was an investor and the compliance officer at CoinMRT.

[dKingston]

this guy should get life in prison just like ulbricht got .. but he's only going be slapped on the wrist, bah

[hayabusa911]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of the police but this guy is nothing but a thief. Our buddy Ross was willing to pay to have someone (Two people actually) murdered over money. He had more money than he could ever want and got greedy. He didn't just make 1 or 2 bad decisions... He done fucking goofed. 

[PenguinFire]

How is this guy any worse than any other corrupt official?  I don't understand exactly what sets him apart from hundreds of others.  It is not like he took money from a saint.  lol  There are plenty of corrupt law enforcers that have done much worse things.  I am not saying the guy doesn't deserve a harsh punishment; he does.

[franky1]

new bitcoin advert

"police learning about the new internet currency, decide they want to risk their career and freedom to grab $700k of it".. proves bitcoin is worth something