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Jack Recider

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

There is nothing wrong with that. So he told the feds, there's no crime to exchange Bitcoin for cash.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

There is nothing wrong with that. So he told the feds, there's no crime to exchange Bitcoin for cash.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So this still wasn't adding up for Sam. Were the feds just making up crimes to get a search warrant? Because if they did get a search warrant under false reasons, then perhaps this case can be thrown out. So Sam kept seeking answers.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So this still wasn't adding up for Sam. Were the feds just making up crimes to get a search warrant? Because if they did get a search warrant under false reasons, then perhaps this case can be thrown out. So Sam kept seeking answers.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So to kind of prove that, Hansa went down. Your stuff is all over that database. That was taken over by the feds. They did a massive arrest through that. Hundreds of people in the U.S. Hansa was European. Operation Bayonet, yeah. They did hundreds of arrests in the U.S. for dealers. mostly vendors. Yep. You weren't one of them. So that kind of proves that you were, OPSEC was tight.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So to kind of prove that, Hansa went down. Your stuff is all over that database. That was taken over by the feds. They did a massive arrest through that. Hundreds of people in the U.S. Hansa was European. Operation Bayonet, yeah. They did hundreds of arrests in the U.S. for dealers. mostly vendors. Yep. You weren't one of them. So that kind of proves that you were, OPSEC was tight.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

What I understand a proffer agreement to be is where you admit to what you've done to get a reduced sentence. With his cousin, the information she provided in the proffer was enough to make it so she didn't get any prison time at all. It was good for her, but bad for Sam. And Sam was upset because he told her to admit to nothing and he'd take full blame for it.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

What I understand a proffer agreement to be is where you admit to what you've done to get a reduced sentence. With his cousin, the information she provided in the proffer was enough to make it so she didn't get any prison time at all. It was good for her, but bad for Sam. And Sam was upset because he told her to admit to nothing and he'd take full blame for it.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And I don't know what made her deviate from the plan. Perhaps she just wanted to get rid of a guilty conscience. Sam's big plan was if the cops raid the house and take everything, And even if he admitted to everything, he was going to prove to the judge that the cops broke the law to get evidence on him, which would make his case invalid.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And I don't know what made her deviate from the plan. Perhaps she just wanted to get rid of a guilty conscience. Sam's big plan was if the cops raid the house and take everything, And even if he admitted to everything, he was going to prove to the judge that the cops broke the law to get evidence on him, which would make his case invalid.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And he thought this would work because Operation Dark Gold wasn't enough evidence and the post office opened a package without a warrant. And that was a big deal. If he could prove they broke the law, then he thought it would mean that they would have to throw out all this evidence on him and let him go. But this plan backfired. his cousin told all, giving the prosecutors more evidence.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And he thought this would work because Operation Dark Gold wasn't enough evidence and the post office opened a package without a warrant. And that was a big deal. If he could prove they broke the law, then he thought it would mean that they would have to throw out all this evidence on him and let him go. But this plan backfired. his cousin told all, giving the prosecutors more evidence.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So, he's faced with a new decision. Either get a franks hearing to prove that the police broke the law to bust him, which may or may not go his way, and even if it did go his way, he'd still have a conspiracy charge that could get him 20 to 30 years in prison. Or, simply admit to being guilty, take a plea deal, and get a maximum of nine years in prison. Suddenly,

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

So, he's faced with a new decision. Either get a franks hearing to prove that the police broke the law to bust him, which may or may not go his way, and even if it did go his way, he'd still have a conspiracy charge that could get him 20 to 30 years in prison. Or, simply admit to being guilty, take a plea deal, and get a maximum of nine years in prison. Suddenly,

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

The Franks' hearing seemed like more of a gamble, and the nine years seemed like the better option. So he took the plea deal and admitted he was guilty. Somewhere around this time, his girlfriend and him got married, and they were living together, waiting for the big sentencing hearing. The sentencing day came, and the judge sentenced him to 60 months in prison, which is five years.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

The Franks' hearing seemed like more of a gamble, and the nine years seemed like the better option. So he took the plea deal and admitted he was guilty. Somewhere around this time, his girlfriend and him got married, and they were living together, waiting for the big sentencing hearing. The sentencing day came, and the judge sentenced him to 60 months in prison, which is five years.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And during his time in prison, his wife would visit him frequently, giving him hope and encouragement to stay positive. Sam was due to be released from prison in 2024, but he educated himself in the law library in prison and applied for compassionate release, which he was granted and let out after only serving 18 months in prison instead of the five years he was supposed to serve.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And during his time in prison, his wife would visit him frequently, giving him hope and encouragement to stay positive. Sam was due to be released from prison in 2024, but he educated himself in the law library in prison and applied for compassionate release, which he was granted and let out after only serving 18 months in prison instead of the five years he was supposed to serve.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And when he got out, his wife was right there waiting for him, happy he was out of prison. And after he got out of prison, he wanted to help others fight the law and went back to school and graduated and became a paralegal, which is what he's doing now. He even wrote a book about how to write a compelling, compassionate release motion.

Darknet Diaries
132: Sam the Vendor

And when he got out, his wife was right there waiting for him, happy he was out of prison. And after he got out of prison, he wanted to help others fight the law and went back to school and graduated and became a paralegal, which is what he's doing now. He even wrote a book about how to write a compelling, compassionate release motion.