Secret Service Agent Pleads Guilty In Bitcoin Theft

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 31, 2015 @09:36PM from the long-arm-of-the-law dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A former Secret Service agent has pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of $800,000 worth of bitcoins during a high-profile investigation into the online drug marketplace Silk Road. Reuters reports: "Shaun Bridges, 33, appeared in federal court in San Francisco and admitted to money laundering and obstruction of justice....In court on Monday, Bridges admitted his theft made Ulbricht believe that another individual was stealing from Silk Road and helped lead Ulbricht to try to hire someone to kill that person."

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Good by Cederic · 2015-08-31 21:55 · Score: 5, Insightful

It's nice to see justice working both ways, almost gives you faith in the process.
Re:A govt employee charged with a crime? Shock!!! by PopeRatzo · 2015-08-31 23:39 · Score: 5, Insightful

And if you are convinced that the US government and its courts will not turn a blind eye to criminal acts by federal employees, please review the revelations about NSA criminal and unconstitutional activities published by Edward Snowden for a recent striking example.

Not just federal employees. We see local cops getting away with murder a couple of times a week it seems.

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