US Attorney Seeks Forfeiture of over $54 million in Crypto

The US Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey, is looking to acquire a forfeiture order against a convicted dark web drugs vendor serving concurrent federal and state prison sentences.

Castelluzzo and Atwell

According to court documents, Christopher Castelluzzo and his accomplices started distributing drugs through the dark web in 2013. In 2014, he acquired ETH which is now worth over $54 million, using the proceeds of the drug trafficking operation.
Castelluzzo was in charge of sourcing the drugs sold …

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