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Justice Department Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Largest Online Darknet Marketplace

United States Department of Justice, April 5, 2022. US charges against Dmitry Pavlov, marketplace scale, parallel sanctions.

Source type
Government release
Published
April 5, 2022
Research grade
P1
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6

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Publisher
United States Department of Justice
Published
April 5, 2022
Source type
Government release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
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What it supports
US charges against Dmitry Pavlov, marketplace scale, parallel sanctions
Dataset id
src_doj_hydra_2022

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How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 4 record types.

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Takedown records

1 citation

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Organization roles

2 citations

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Legal actions against people

2 citations

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Excluded candidates

1 citation

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  • OFAC sanctions on Hydra Market and Garantex

    Sanctions-only action. The designation itself did not seize, redirect, or disable internet infrastructure. The German server seizure on the same date is recorded separately as td_2022_hydra.

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