FBI breaks up online fraud site Dark Market
January 20, 2009
Total Loss:
$75 Million
Compelling story about an undercover FBI agent breaking up the online fraud site DarkMarket. Agent Keith Mularski was able to become a site administrator from '06 to '08 using his online identity Master Splynter allowing him access to all fraudster information on the site.
Working with police agencies in Germany, the U.K., Turkey and other countries, he spearheaded a remarkable investigation that netted 59 arrests and prevented an estimated US$70 million in bank fraud before the FBI pulled the plug on Operation DarkMarket on Oct. 4, 2008.
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