Prosecutor release

# Wall Street Market and Silkkitie takedown announcement

US DOJ, 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:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ

**Published:** May 3, 2019

**Source type:** Prosecutor 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:** Establishes the coordinated German/Finnish darknet-market shutdowns and the US moderator charge.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_wsm\_2019

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 1 record type.

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.

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## Cited by

### Organization roles

3 citations

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

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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown)

Operational lead, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown

Primary source
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[Finnish Customs](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown)

Co-lead, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown

Primary source
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[Drug Enforcement Administration](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/wall-street-market-silkkitie-valhalla-shutdown)

Supporting, Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown

Primary source

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