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Co-Creator of Dark Web Marketplace Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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Executive Summary

40 + 40=80. That’s how old Raheim Hamilton will be when he gets out of prison if he serves his full sentence. There’s an update to a previously reported case. October 7, CHICAGO — A Virginia man who co-created and operated “Empire Market”—a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell illegal... Source

Analysis

40 + 40=80. That’s how old Raheim Hamilton will be when he gets out of prison if he serves his full sentence. There’s an update to a previously reported case. October 7, CHICAGO — A Virginia man who co-created and operated “Empire Market”—a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell illegal... Source
Source Attribution

Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Oct 12, 2026.

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