The Bull from Peru, AlphaBay, & the Dark Web Marketplace
The news is The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have indicted 30-year-old Apostolos Trovias or The Bull from Peru for selling insider trading information on a dark web marketplace. Take a look at the allegation filed by the SEC if you are inclined. Use this PDF link to Sec.Gov detailing the whole story.
On July 9, the Federal authorities alleged The Bull for securities fraud and money laundering that he actively engaged in since December 2016, when he registered a "Dark Web" internet site known as AlphaBay Market where he charged individuals $99.95 weekly or $299 monthly subscriptions to get access to inside information on stocks.
The AlphaBay Marketplace
In the list of infamous dark web marketplaces, AlphaBay "used to be" one of...