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Man bags jail term for buying chemical weapon with Bitcoin

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  • Man sentenced to 12 years in jail for buying weapon with Bitcoin.
  • Relation between Crypto and crime.

Jason William Siesser has been sentenced to jail for 12 years. His crime was trying to buy a dangerous chemical weapon on the dark web and giving payment in Bitcoin.

William also intended to use the dangerous weapon to kill at least 300 people. According to authorities that arrested William, he attempted to buy the weapon on two different occasions two years ago. He gave the seller a shipping address carrying the name of an underaged person.

In July of the same year he also ordered 10 milliliters of the chemical and paid with Bitcoin. After he didn’t get the weapons’ deliveries, he contacted the seller telling him (seller) he plans to use the weapon to murder people. Months after, William still ordered more of the chemicals paid with Bitcoin again. He paid $150 for his last order as estimations with all chemicals he has bought shows he could have murdered at least 300 people with it.

Why William was hell-bent on using Bitcoin purchased chemicals to kill

Investigations showed that William was suffering from severe heartache, anger, and resentment after a breakup. Per a release, it noted that William wanted the person who broke his heart to die.

His criminal intentions were traced back and the chemical weapons were not eventually sent to him with inactive chemical substances sent to him instead in 2018. However, when his home was searched, toxic elements like cadmium arsenide, cadmium metal, and a sizeable amount of hydrochloric acid were found.

He pleaded guilty to all charges leveled against him and got 12 years jail term.

Cryptos and crime

Being a crypto enthusiast or not, crime is a small but significant unfortunate side effect of the rise of crypto coinage as global law enforcement have recognized that cryptocurrency is the criminal’s playground.

Four primary criminal activity areas for cryptos are tax evasion, money laundering, contraband transactions, and extortion, one of which William was found guilty of.

Cryptocurrencies have led to a massive cat and mouse game with law enforcement, as agencies get better at identifying criminal behavior. In contrast, criminals come up with new evasion techniques and increasingly anonymous cybercurrencies.

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Muhaimin Olowoporoku

Muhaimin loves writing on crypto news aside from being a crypto enthusiast. He has a knack for analysing issues and updating people on what's happening around the globe. He believes that blockchain and cryptocurrency are the most useful systems of mutual trust ever devised.

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