# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho/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. January 31, 2022

2. Date not established

3. Date not established

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.
