[ALUmnus]

Have you guys been reading about this? It's fascinating. This guy has brokered over $1.4 BILLION in sales of illegal products/services in just 3 years, and has made himself over $80 million in commissions. And I always wondered what people were using their bitcoins for, now we know.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/02/technol ... index.html

According to the sealed complaint filed by the FBI, federal agents arrested Ross William Ulbricht on Tuesday afternoon, charging him with narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering.

The FBI also seized the Silk Road website, replacing its homepage with a banner noting as much, according to agency spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser.

Since its 2011 inception, Silk Road has been the go-to black market for all sorts of illegal products and services. Its draw? The online marketplace offered an easy way to find goods and services -- and transact the money in secret. The site had 957,079 registered users, according to the FBI.

Lesson, if you're trying to be anonymous, don't use your personal email address.