Empire Market co-creator sentenced to 40 years for $430M dark web scheme

A co-creator of Empire Market, a major dark web marketplace, received a 40-year prison sentence for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. The sentencing concludes a significant law enforcement action against dark web crime, though the full extent of the operation's network and any remaining actors remains unclear. This underscores ongoing international efforts to dismantle cybercrime infrastructure.