Government release

# Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Seizure of RaidForums Website

United States Department of Justice, April 12, 2022. Domain seizures, indictment of Diogo Santos Coelho, forum scale.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** April 12, 2022

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 9

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Department of Justice

**Published:** April 12, 2022

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Domain seizures, indictment of Diogo Santos Coelho, forum scale

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_raidforums\_2022

## Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 9 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 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Operation Tourniquet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Fraud and stolen data, April 2022

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Operational lead, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source
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[United States Secret Service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Investigating, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Charging, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Diogo Santos Coelho](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho)

Charged, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source
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[Diogo Santos Coelho](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho)

Extradition requested, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source

### Infrastructure

3 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[raidforums[.]com](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Domain seized, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source
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[rf[.]ws](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Domain seized, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source
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[raid[.]lol](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Domain seized, Operation Tourniquet

Primary source

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