Alleged Dream Market admin arrested in Germany after US indictment
Court documents said Dream Market was launched in 2013 by Owe Martin Andresen and others before becoming one of the biggest criminal marketplaces online.
German and U.S. authorities arrested the alleged administrator behind Dream Market, a popular dark web forum that shut down in 2019.
During a May 7 raid on three locations, German and U.S. law enforcement arrested Owe Martin Andresen, 49, on multiple charges of money laundering.
An indictment unsealed this week by the DOJ accused Andresen of being the main administrator of Dream Market. The Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment about whether they will ask for him to be extradited from Germany, where he also faces charges.
Source: https://therecord.media/dream-market-admin-arrested-in-germany
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