Code-Savvy Bitcoin Bandit Busted After Nearly 10 Years On the Lam with $3B Silk Road Stash
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Jimmy Zhong stole $3 billion worth of bitcoin from Silk Road in his early 20s and evaded authorities for nearly a decade.
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Zhong lived modestly near University of Georgia, had a "party boy" reputation, and generously treated friends.
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Zhong slipped up by transferring $800 of the stolen bitcoin to an exchange requiring ID, exposing himself.
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FBI agents tricked Zhong to search his home, finding the stolen bitcoin stash on his computer and in a buried safe.
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As an "original gangster" bitcoin coder, Zhong had the skills to pull off the complex heist and hide the money.