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Empire Market Overlords Busted: Dark Web Duo Faces Life for Running $430M Illegal Bazaar
Two dark-web dons nabbed for peddling an illegal online emporium, Empire Market, where the digital aisle of vice racked up a $430 million tab. Hide your bitcoins, the Feds are in aisle four!
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It's like the Justice League finally caught the Lex Luthor(s) of the dark web! Thomas Pavey and Raheim Hamilton, known in the shadowy corners of the internet as "Dopenugget" and "Zero Angel," respectively, must be feeling a little less angelic as they face charges that could send them on a one-way trip to the Big House. Who knew that Empire Market was more than just a galactic rendezvous for 'Star Wars' merch? With a shopping list that included everything from narcotics to naughty credit card numbers, it's no surprise the feds wanted to shut down this interstellar bazaar faster than you can say, 'May the force of the law be with you.'
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