Alexandre Cazes
Also known as: Alpha02, Admin
Charged, Arrested, Deceased
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Alleged founder and administrator of AlphaBay.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
- Founder of AlphaBay.
- Died in Thai custody days after arrest; reported as suicide.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 3 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.
Legal summary
- Associated takedowns
- AlphaBay seizure
- Recorded role
- Founder and administrator of AlphaBay
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California
- Charging jurisdiction
- United States
- Case number
- 1:17-CR-00144-LJO
- Latest recorded action
- Deceased, July 2017
- Nationality
- Canada
- Country of residence
- Thailand
- Date of death
- July 12, 2017
Legal history
Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.
These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.
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June 1, 2017
Charged by United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California in CA, United States. Indictment was filed under seal before the arrest and unsealed afterward. The precise filing date is not established in this pass.
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July 5, 2017
Arrested by Royal Thai Police in Bangkok, Thailand. Arrested by Royal Thai Police at the request of US authorities pursuant to a US arrest warrant.
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July 12, 2017
Recorded as deceased in Bangkok, Thailand. Died in Thai custody while awaiting extradition proceedings. Reported as suicide.