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Silk Road Seller Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering $19 Million With Bitcoin

Brian Haney, a former narcotics trafficker, pled guilty to charges that he laundered $19 million in bitcoin on Silk Road.

By Danny NelsonNov 8, 2019

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