Bitcoin-related Murder-for-hire Plotter Gets 10 Years in Prison

Bitcoin-related Murder-for-hire Plotter Gets 10 Years in Prison

Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Jessica Leeann Sledge of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly attempting to hire an assassin via a dark web website using Bitcoin. According to United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jericha Fomby of the FBI’s Jackson … Read more