Today, a former professional skateboarder was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine and laundering cryptocurrency “for the dark web activities of other drug dealers,” the DOJ said.
Evan Jaime Hernandez, 35, of Long Beach, pleaded guilty last June to one count of distributing methamphetamine and one count of money laundering.
The DOJ said he distributed drugs, conspiring with drug dealers to distribute controlled substances on one of the world’s largest darknet markets from March 2018 to March 2019.
Hernandez sells drugs over the darknet. In March 2018, Hernandez sold approximately 895 grams of methamphetamine for $5,000 to an individual he thought was a money launderer but was working with federal law enforcement at the time.
Hernandez is also responsible for laundering Bitcoins for darknet drug trafficking operations.
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“[Hernandez] was involved in a highly sophisticated drug trafficking operation where he personally assumed various roles to ensure its success: obtaining a wide range of drugs, selling them directly to customers and money laundering on the backend in a sophisticated manner,” the prosecutors wrote. sentencing memo.
Hernandez was ordered to turn over his belongings to the government, including a 2010 Mercedes-Benz, about $35,000 in cash and various pieces of jewelry.
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