Former Secret Service Agent Pleads Guilty In Silk Road Case, Tried To Change Identity
Former U.S. Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges pleaded guilty Monday to money laundering and obstruction of justice while investigating Silk Road, according to Bloomberg. Bridges admitted he stole $ 820,000 in bitcoins while serving on a Baltimore task force investigating the Silk Road Internet drug emporium. Bridges agreed in June to plead guilty to the charges. During Monday’s hearing, a federal judge ordered Bridges to submit to electronic monitoring, and a curfew after a prosecutor told the judge Bridges tried to change his identity and possessed illegal firearms. Prosecutor: Bridges May Try To Flee The government learned of Bridges’ attempts to […]
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