19 March 2014

Australia May Extradite Alleged Silk Road Moderator to US

An Australian man prosecutors allege was one of the moderators of now-defunct online black market Silk Road will likely be sent to the United States for trial soon.


Peter Phillip Nash, a former prison employee in Wacol, Queensland, is said to have operated via nicknames that included “Batman73″ and “Samesamebutdifferent”, on the notorious illicit goods marketplace that boasted an estimated $22m in annual sales.


If the charges are true, Nash was one of the key actors working on Silk Road.


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March 20, 2014 at 12:08AM