Jimmy Zhong - Wikipedia
James "Jimmy" Zhong is an American man who was convicted in 2022 for stealing over 51,680 bitcoin (then worth about $620,000; [2] value as of 2023 approximately $3.4 billion [3]) from the online black market Silk Road between 2012 and 2014. [4]
Ex-Athens resident James 'Jimmy' Zhong Bitcoin fraud featured …
Oct 19, 2023 · Zhong, 33, began his sentence at the federal prison camp in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 14, 2023, according to CNBC. A new CNBC feature details the saga of James 'Jimmy' Zhong, who was convicted...
The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than …
Oct 17, 2023 · The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion. Key Points. In 2012, someone stole 50,000 bitcoin from the Silk Road, an illegal dark web marketplace.
Jimmy Zhong Arrest Details Revealed in New Report - CoinDesk
Oct 18, 2023 · A report from CNBC has revealed additional details surrounding Jimmy Zhong, who last year was arrested in connection with the theft of more than 50,000 bitcoins (BTC) from the Silk Road...
Southern District of New York | Silk Road Dark Web Fraud …
Apr 14, 2023 · Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES ZHONG was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for committing wire fraud in September 2012 when he unlawfully obtained approximaely 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace.
U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency …
Nov 7, 2022 · U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “James Zhong committed wire fraud over a decade ago when he stole approximately 50,000 Bitcoin from Silk Road. For almost ten years, the whereabouts of this massive chunk of missing Bitcoin had …
Bitcoin thief James Zhong sentenced to prison | Fortune
Apr 14, 2023 · A Georgia man who stole more than 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road drug-trafficking site before his cache hit $3.35 billion in value was ordered to serve a year and a day in prison. James Zhong,...
How Jimmy Zhong Stole Bitcoin Worth Over $3 Billion and Then …
Oct 20, 2023 · Jimmy Zhong, is a 22-year-old hacker who unintentionally became a criminal billionaire by stealing Bitcoin from the Silk Road, a dark web exchange known for illegal...
Feds announce seizure of $3.36 billion in bitcoin stolen a decade …
Nov 7, 2022 · James Zhong of Gainesville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the theft of about $3.36 billion in bitcoin stolen from the illegal Silk Road marketplace, which the FBI shut down in 2013.
IRS Seizes Another Silk Road Hacker’s $3.36 Billion Bitcoin Stash
Nov 7, 2022 · On Monday, the US Department of Justice announced that a Georgia man named James Zhong has pleaded guilty to wire fraud nine years after stealing more than 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road.