# Blake Benthall

Also known as: Defcon

Arrested, Charged

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

_Alleged_ operator of Silk Road 2.0.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 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:** [Operation Onymous](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-onymous)

**Recorded role:** operator of Silk Road 2.0

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Charged, November 2014

**Nationality:** United States

**Country of residence:** United States

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

## Charges

Counts named in the public charging documents for this person, with the authority that brought them.

A charge is an accusation. No count on this page has been tested at trial by the fact of appearing here.

4 counts named in the public record

| Charge | Charging authority | Case number | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Narcotics trafficking conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
| Computer hacking conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
| Trafficking in fraudulent identification documents conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
| Money laundering conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |

Counts are listed as they appear in the charging document. Where an authority confirmed a charge but published no docket, the case number reads not published rather than being left blank. This dataset carries no statute citations, so no statute column is shown.