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Diogo Santos Coelho

Also known as: Omnipotent, downloading, shiza, kingphish3r

Arrested, Charged, Extradition requested

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged founder and chief administrator of RaidForums.

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

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
Operation Tourniquet
Recorded role
Founder and chief administrator of RaidForums
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
Charging jurisdiction
United States
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Arrested, January 2022
Nationality
Portugal
Country of residence
Portugal

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. January 31, 2022

    Arrested by National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom. Arrested in the United Kingdom at the request of United States authorities. This arrest preceded the domain seizure by more than two months.

  2. Date not established

    Charged by United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in VA, United States. Six-count indictment. Exact filing date not established in this pass.

  3. Date not established

    Extradition requested by United States Department of Justice in the United Kingdom. United States sought extradition from the United Kingdom. Status not resolved in this pass.

Sequence note. 2 actions carry no date in the public record. They are listed last, out of sequence, because the date was never published.
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.