Acting Ill. U.S. Attorney: Owners of 'Empire Market' Charged in Chicago With Operating $430 Million Dark Web Marketplace
June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release:
Two men have been charged in federal court in Chicago with operating "Empire Market," a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell more than $430 million in illegal goods and services around the world.
THOMAS PAVEY, also known as "Dopenugget," 38, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and RAHEIM HAMILTON, al . . .
Two men have been charged in federal court in Chicago with operating "Empire Market," a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell more than $430 million in illegal goods and services around the world.
THOMAS PAVEY, also known as "Dopenugget," 38, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and RAHEIM HAMILTON, al . . .