Jack Recider

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That's joindeleteme.com slash darknetdiaries code DD20. So let's start out with your name. So what do you want to be known as on here as well? Because you may want a moniker or something.

Okay. Well, maybe that gave the story away a little bit. Whatever. Now you know. Sam spent some time in federal prison. And honestly, sometimes when I talk with criminals on this show, I get a little nervous and have to lay down some boundaries.

Okay. Well, maybe that gave the story away a little bit. Whatever. Now you know. Sam spent some time in federal prison. And honestly, sometimes when I talk with criminals on this show, I get a little nervous and have to lay down some boundaries.

I'm assuming your criminal spree is over, but I do not want to know about any future things you may be cooking up that may be illegal because it puts me in an awkward spot. Definitely not.

I'm assuming your criminal spree is over, but I do not want to know about any future things you may be cooking up that may be illegal because it puts me in an awkward spot. Definitely not.

Okay, so when Sam was in his 20s, he was living in Vermont and was getting good at computers. And he had a job fixing computers for a while. And then he started a little business doing computer repair for other people. Now, as Sam got more into technology, of course, he noticed and heard things like Silk Road and Darknet Marketplaces and Tor and Bitcoin.

Okay, so when Sam was in his 20s, he was living in Vermont and was getting good at computers. And he had a job fixing computers for a while. And then he started a little business doing computer repair for other people. Now, as Sam got more into technology, of course, he noticed and heard things like Silk Road and Darknet Marketplaces and Tor and Bitcoin.

Because when you're a tech enthusiast, you go and you check these things out.

Because when you're a tech enthusiast, you go and you check these things out.

Silk Road was a website on the dark net that let you buy and sell drugs, among other things, illegal drugs. And the whole thing was anonymized, so it protects buyers and sellers. That way the police would have a hard time finding who the users were. An interesting use of technology. But Sam didn't really care about Silk Road at all.

Silk Road was a website on the dark net that let you buy and sell drugs, among other things, illegal drugs. And the whole thing was anonymized, so it protects buyers and sellers. That way the police would have a hard time finding who the users were. An interesting use of technology. But Sam didn't really care about Silk Road at all.

He was not interested in buying drugs from it or selling drugs on it. So Sam was in his 20s and had a girlfriend for 10 years that he was living with.

He was not interested in buying drugs from it or selling drugs on it. So Sam was in his 20s and had a girlfriend for 10 years that he was living with.

Okay, so we've all been in this situation, right? Where life throws us a curve ball and suddenly we need money, maybe not 200 grand, but still I can relate to being in a bad spot where money can fix a lot of my problems, but I have no idea how I'm gonna get it. Not only does he need money, but breakups are hard to go through, especially after being with someone for 10 years.

Okay, so we've all been in this situation, right? Where life throws us a curve ball and suddenly we need money, maybe not 200 grand, but still I can relate to being in a bad spot where money can fix a lot of my problems, but I have no idea how I'm gonna get it. Not only does he need money, but breakups are hard to go through, especially after being with someone for 10 years.