Doctor Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder-for-Hire Plot Using Bitcoin
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Dr. James Wan pleaded guilty to using Bitcoin to hire a hitman to murder his girlfriend in what was meant to look like a carjacking.
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Wan paid the hitman over $24,000 in Bitcoin across two transactions after having to resend due to a wrong address.
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Wan impatiently asked when the murder would happen on the dark web marketplace's forums.
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The murder plot was uncovered and stopped by the FBI before being carried out.
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Wan is the latest of several people who have attempted to use Bitcoin to pay hitmen, though most plots are uncovered.