The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department is blacklisted by a handful of crypto addresses to a man who is known for alleged Nemesis, a darknet marketplace that has now been destroyed.
In a new press release, the OFAC says that it punishes the Iranian National Behrouz Parasad and his Bitcoin (BTC) and Monero (XMR) because he is accused of being the only manager of the illegal site.
As explained by acting secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence service Bradley T. Smith,
“As manager of the Nemesis DarkNet Marketplace, Parsarad tried to build a safe haven and continues to tried to restore the production, sale and shipment of illegal drugs such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
Treasury, in collaboration with American law enforcement, will use all available tools to dismantle these DarkNet market places and to keep the people who supervise them. ”
Nemesis – of which the OFAC says they participated in almost $ 30 million in the sale of drugs between 2021 and 2024 – was closed last year after an international operation of law enforcement.
The sanction means that all property and interest in real estate in the US that belong to Parasad will be reported to the OFAC and then be blocked. Moreover, the sanctioned person will be refused specific financial services.
According to a recent memo from the OFAC, 49 Bitcoin and Monero addresses were punished by the government.
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