By John Vibes Police have arrested a man in connection with allegedly operating the online marketplace “Silk Road 2.o”.
According to the FBI, Blake Benthall was arrested in San Francisco on Wednesday and charged with one count of conspiring to commit narcotics trafficking, one count of conspiring to commit computer hacking, one count of conspiring to traffic in fraudulent identification documents, and one count of money laundering conspiracy.
If convicted of these non-violent charges he faces life in prison.
Business Insider reported that Benthall is a former employee of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private rocket company.
The arrest was reportedly connected to “Operation Onymous”, a government operation that …read more
Source:: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/spacex-employee-faces-life-prison-operating-silk-road-2-0/