# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexandre-cazes/sources)

## 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.

1. June 1, 2017

2. July 5, 2017

3. July 12, 2017

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.