Tal Prihar, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in U.S. DeepDotWeb was a darknet market search engine for six years. Authorities say the portal helped buyers purchase “illegal firearms, malware and hacking tools, stolen financial data, heroin, fentanyl and other illicit materials” The FBI says the site earned referral fees totaling 8,155 bitcoins, which were worth about $8.4 million at the time of the transactions. Prihar has agreed to forfeit nearly $9 million worth of currency and assets as part of his plea.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/darknet-market-search-engine-operator-gets-8-year-sentence-a-18401