The FBI Became a Dark Web Banker?! (True Story)

This episode covers a mind-blowing story involving a dark web money laundering operation led by an individual using the handle 'Elon Musk' who was actually an Indian national.

The FBI covertly took over his operation to track and catch his criminal customers, ranging from hackers to convenience store owners.

Learn how the FBI caught Honor and the tactics they used, including tracing YouTube video views and setting up PO boxes.

00:00 Introduction: A Story with Everything
00:16 The Dark Web's Elon Musk
01:17 FBI's Undercover Operation
02:09 The Money Laundering Scheme
03:26 FBI's Investigation Tactics
06:34 The Arrest and Aftermath
11:28 Conclusion and Additional Insights

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[jasondorfman]

Interesting that just two years ago "pouring" over court documents would be a major endeavor. I'd imagine once it was all gathered it was plugged into Grok and processed in moments with a few iterations.

[foobarf]

Amazing work. Truth is stranger than fiction.

[Andre-qoek]

um.. a rare medical treatment and he gets arrested instead... that's low. ( if the medical need was true)