Prosecutor release

# Administrators of DeepDotWeb Indicted for Money Laundering Conspiracy Relating to Kickbacks for Sales of Fentanyl, Heroin, and Other Illegal Goods on the Darknet

US DOJ / USAO WDPA, May 8, 2019. Establishes the domain seizure and the arrest of two alleged administrators..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** May 8, 2019

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 10

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / USAO WDPA

**Published:** May 8, 2019

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/administrators-deepdotweb-indicted-money-laundering-conspiracy-relating-kickbacks-sales](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/administrators-deepdotweb-indicted-money-laundering-conspiracy-relating-kickbacks-sales)

**What it supports:** Establishes the domain seizure and the arrest of two alleged administrators.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_deepdotweb\_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.

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[DeepDotWeb domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure)

Criminal hosting and proxies, May 2019

Primary source

### Organization roles

4 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure)

Operational lead, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure)

Prosecuting, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure)

Supporting, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source
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[Israel Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure)

Arresting, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

4 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Tal Prihar](https://takedownindex.org/people/tal-prihar)

Charged, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source
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[Tal Prihar](https://takedownindex.org/people/tal-prihar)

Arrested, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source
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[Michael Phan](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-phan)

Charged, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source
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[Michael Phan](https://takedownindex.org/people/michael-phan)

Arrested, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[deepdotweb[.]com](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/deepdotweb-domain-seizure)

Domain seized, DeepDotWeb domain seizure

Primary source

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