NH man arrested for allegedly selling firearms through an anonymous website

[Garden12]

Law enforcement’s crackdown on the Web’s anonymous black markets has reached beyond drugs: Now an alleged online gun runner has found himself in the Feds’ crosshairs.

On Thursday the Department of Justice said that it’s arrested 38-year-old Matthew Crisafi in New Hampshire on charges of selling unlicensed firearms, arms smuggling and money laundering after he allegedly attempted to sell firearms to an undercover officer of the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations division. According to the officials, the deals were made through the anonymous marketplace website known as Black Market Reloaded, a competitor to the popular black market site Silk Road

Pretty stupid on his part. The feds must have been licking their chops over this one.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...ne-arms-dealer-via-silk-road-competitor-site/

 

[Fixxah]

How many divisions do they have?

-Proud to be dad every day, a licensed plumber most days, and wish I was a shoemaker on others.

 

[Nick Fury]

Interesting that this would fall into DHS hands and not a more formal law enforcement agency.

 

[Lcstyle]

Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations division.

Seriously, WTF. I guess these toolbags got some stinkin badges.

 

[Reptile]

"Crisafi used his account on Black Market Reloaded to negotiate the sale of Smith & Wesson, Glock and Keltec semi-automatic handguns as well as semi-automatic rifles including a NORINCO SKS and an AR-15 Bushmaster–weapons worth around $11,000 on the black market–to an undercover agent starting in April."

100% markup. Is that really worth becoming a prohibited person?

Don't underestimate the resources of the USPS.

 

[dyer01905]

The vidalia network strikes again. Feds are all over that network like stink on shit.

 

[goodlife30]

Simple rule if you know about it so does everyone else. Secrets told to more than one person is not a secret

 

[ScottS]

Wow. This guy was a real criminal mastermind. A real pro at the illegal arms trade. A regular "Lord of War."

Though users of Black Market Reloaded typically transact only in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to make payments more difficult to trace, Crisafi accepted payment via both Western Union and Bitcoin for the firearms.

Crisafi is said to have given a tracking number to the agent, which may have helped the USPS to identify him as the seller.

Jesus. What a bonehead.

 

[glockstones]

HSI added a warning to any potential arms dealers in the Justice Department’s statement:

“People who think they can hide behind a veil of an ‘underground’ website to buy and sell weapons illegally are mistaken,” reads the statement from HSI agent Andrew McLees. “HSI will use all of our collective resources to track you down and bring you to justice.”

Except for the thousand of people who have done this that we didn't catch. The Fed is bluffing on this one. They say they will eventually catch you and yet the silk road sold millions of dollars worth of drugs and they have one guy who they can't prove is who they say he is. The only crime that I see here is that it is illegal to do what this guy will be going to jail for.

 

[bostonasphalt2]

DHS has really gotten out of hand. Sickening to think how much power they are given

 

[MA_Shooter]

What's an unlicensed firearm?

 

[JoeT]

so forgetting that the AR shown is a SBR, is the crime selling oversees?

If he was selling to another NH resident, there was no crime committed (unless the buyer is a PP) and if he was selling to someone in any other state, shipping to an FFL (and from an FFL) would make all this legal

There are enough people to sell to in OUR COUNTRY that there's no reason to sell to someone in another (unless you can grossly overcharge them, how much is 10bitcoins)

Smith & Wesson, Glock and Keltec semi-automatic handguns as well as semi-automatic rifles including a NORINCO SKS and an AR-15

he could have sold all of these FTF within a 20 mile radius of his home

 

[bullseye]

Where was DHS-HSI when there were several thousand firearms walking to Mexico via PP's!!!!
****twads!

 

[atilla]

Where was DHS-HSI when there were several thousand firearms walking to Mexico via PP's!!!!
****twads!

they were doing the walkin'!

 

[slap shot]

How else are we supposed to get extra Killy guns in commie states?

/sarc

 

[josh2600]

Except for the many hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, who have done this that we didn't catch. The Fed is bluffing on this one. They say they will eventually catch you and yet the silk road sold millions of dollars worth of drugs and they have one guy who they can't prove is who they say he is. The only crime that I see here is that it is illegal to do what this guy will be going to jail for.

fify

 

[josh2600]

Wow. This guy was a real criminal mastermind. A real pro at the illegal arms trade. A regular "Lord of War."




Jesus. What a bonehead.

Both common in how most drugs are trafficked in this country, so likely guns too. I'm sure it's quite common.

 

[Bonesinium]

What's an unlicensed firearm?

When I bought my M&P the dealer told me it did in fact have a license but it was a terrible driver and I'd be better off not letting it borrow my car.

 

[Palladin]

total idiot, got caught illegally selling guns. good. F him

 

[Hiltonizer]

The vidalia network strikes again. Feds are all over that network like stink on shit.

That's certainly what they want you to think. They know there isn't much they can do about it, so broadcasting the busts they can get is a desperate PR campaign.

All the Tor busts have been through conventional means by people leaving a real-world trail, not by a failure of the network itself. They did have the malware bust for kiddie porn scum, but apparently kiddie porn scum don't know how to set up leak-proof VM's.

 

[Archilochus]

How many divisions do they have?

More than 0 : Too many

 

[schnips]

What's an unlicensed firearm?

One that hasn't passed a background check. We can't have these murderous weapons of war running around on our streets.

 

[Bonesinium]

total idiot, got caught illegally selling guns. good. F him

Some would argue the lawfulness of regulations restricting the sale of firearms to begin with.

 

[Tracer1951]

As Gump said.... "Stupid is as stupid does"

From the Forbes article.....
"Though users of Black Market Reloaded typically transact only in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to make payments more difficult to trace, Crisafi accepted payment via both Western Union and Bitcoin for the firearms. Crisafi was allegedly identified by employees of the US Postal Service after he shipped components of the weapons via USPS to an overseas address"


This guy was not doing it for freedom or being a Patriot, he was just looking for a get rich quick / fast buck scheme!!!

What a MORON !!!

Didn't he know the Feds are monitoring that web site (and most progun web sites /ebay and gun broker for illegal activity) and trolling for people willing to break the law? Heck I'll bet even this forum is monitored by them!i

I guess he didn't know the US Post office pays specific attention to overseas shipments?

Accepts a western union money order for payment ......??? Boy that is sure a smart move!

Then to boast to someone he doesn't know..."The possibilities are endless once we do enough business" ....

This guy was a clown and deservers to get caught.

He just added another example for the anti gun trolls to use!

If he wanted to make really a lot of money selling stuff way overprices, he should have stuck to selling on gun broker !