Prosecutor release # 3 Germans Who Allegedly Operated Dark Web Marketplace with Over 1 Million Users Face U.S. Narcotics and Money Laundering Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, May 3, 2019. Establishes the coordinated German/Finnish darknet-market shutdowns and the US moderator charge.. **Source type:** Prosecutor release **Published:** May 3, 2019 **Research grade:** P1 **Used in entries:** 10 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California **Published:** May 3, 2019 **Source type:** Prosecutor release **Research grade:** Source grade P1 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/3-germans-who-allegedly-operated-dark-web-marketplace-over-1-million-users-face-us](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/3-germans-who-allegedly-operated-dark-web-marketplace-over-1-million-users-face-us) **What it supports:** Establishes the coordinated German/Finnish darknet-market shutdowns and the US moderator charge. **Dataset id:** src\_doj\_wsm\_2019 How this source is used Cited 10 times across 4 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Darknet market, April 2019 Primary source ### Organization roles 7 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Operational lead, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source - [Finnish Customs](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Co-lead, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source - [Drug Enforcement Administration](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Supporting, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Investigator, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source - [Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Supporting, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source - [European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Judicial cooperation, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Prosecutor, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source ### Legal actions against people 1 citation Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person. - [Marcos Paulo de Oliveira-Annibale](https://takedownindex.org/people/marcos-paulo-de-oliveira-annibale) Charged, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown) Server seized, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)