Jimmy Zhong - Wikipedia
James "Jimmy" Zhong (born May 24, 1990) 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]
Southern District of New York | Silk Road Dark Web Fraud …
2023年4月14日 · 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 …
2022年11月7日 · 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
2023年4月14日 · Bitcoin thief James Zhong concealed his stolen Bitcoin for nine years. A Georgia man who stole more than 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road drug-trafficking site before his cache hit $3.35 billion...
Hacker took pains to hide $3.36B of stolen bitcoin. Feds found it ...
2022年11月7日 · The $3.36 billion belonged to James Zhong, 32, of Gainesville and Athens, Georgia. On Friday, Zhong pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 20...
The Government's Seizure of Over 50,000 Bitcoin - Internal …
April 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 approximately 50,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace.
Feds seize $3.36 billion in bitcoin, the second-largest recovery so far
2022年11月7日 · The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that it seized about $3.36 billion in stolen bitcoin during a previously unannounced 2021 raid on the residence of James Zhong. Zhong pleaded...
The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than …
2023年10月17日 · On the phone was 28-year-old Jimmy Zhong, a local party boy and Georgia alum who frequented Athens' drinking establishments. He wasn't like the other town rowdies –...
Former Athens resident pleads guilty in $3.3 billion ... - Online …
2022年11月8日 · James Zhong, 30, of Gainesville last week pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney in New York. Facing 20 years in prison, Zhong will be sentenced on Feb. 22,...
Ex-Athens resident James 'Jimmy' Zhong Bitcoin fraud featured …
2023年10月19日 · A new CNBC documentary details the story of James "Jimmy" Zhong and the 2019 Athens break-in that exposed a $3 billion cryptocurrency fraud.