Alleged Silk Road 2.0 Accomplice Arrested on Conspiracy Charges

Federal investigators have confirmed that another arrest has taken place in connection with black market website Silk Road 2.0.
Acting US attorney Annette Hayes announced that Brian Richard Farrell, 26, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of being a “key administrator” of Silk Road 2.0 under the pseudonym “Doctor Clu”.
Farrell’s arrest comes two months after Blake Benthall, the alleged leader of Silk Road 2.0 was arrested by federal authorities on counts of conspiring to commit drug trafficking, computer hacking, dealing in fraudulent documents and a count of money laundering conspiracy.
Farrell, who drew the attention of Homeland Security Investigations agents last July has been charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.
When the search warrant was served at Farrell’s residence in Seattle, agents seized $35,000 in cash as well as varied drug paraphernalia.
According to the criminal complaint, Farrell was allegedly involved “in activities such as approving new staff and vendors for the website, and organising a denial of service attack on a competitor”.
In the statement, announced on the FBI website, Hayes said:

This post was published at Coin Desk on January 21, 2015.