287: Chris Tarbell – Silk Road, Dark Web Marketplace

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Former agent Chris Tarbell reviews his investigation and takedown of the billion-dollar, cryptocurrency-based drug underground marketplace “Silk Road” and the arrest of its founder. The investigation, code-named Operation Onion Peeler, resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date. Chris was also the lead investigator on several of the Bureau’s most complex and cutting-edge cybercrime cases, including the investigation and arrest of the leadership of Anonymous and the LulzSec hacking crews. Chris Tarbell served in the FBI for nearly 10 years.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 287 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:12.9	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through
0:19.8	my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:24.6	Today we get to speak to retired agent Chris Tarbell, who served in the FBI for 10 years.
0:31.8	In this episode, he reviews his investigation and the takedown of the cryptocurrency-based
0:38.8	drug underground marketplace Silk Road and the arrest of its founder.
0:44.5	The investigation, code name, operation, onion peeler, resulted in the largest seizure
0:51.2	of bitcoins to date.
0:53.3	During Chris Tarbell's career, he specialized in cyber investigations and incident response.
0:59.6	Initially, he was hired as a computer analysis response team, our CART forensic examiner,
1:06.7	stationed in Quantico, where he responded to investigations all over the world, supporting
1:12.3	matters related to terrorism, botnets and other cyber crimes.
1:17.3	Later, the FBI appointed him as a special agent and assigned him to the FBI's cybercrime
1:23.0	squad in New York City.
1:25.2	Besides the takedown of Silk Road, Chris was also the lead investigator on several of
1:30.4	the FBI's most complex and cutting-edge cybercrime cases, including the investigation and
1:36.0	arrest of the leader of anonymous and the low-sack hacking crews.
1:40.4	Chris has been qualified in federal court as an expert witness in computer forensics,
1:46.2	providing expert testimony in multiple federal criminal trials.
1:50.6	Currently, Chris is the co-founder of NEXO, a cybersecurity investigation firm focused
1:57.1	on cryptocurrency, digital forensics and cyber defense.
2:02.0	Composed of former FBI special agents, computer scientist and forensic experts, the company
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