Black Markets
The Prohibitionist Curse
Success softened drug warriors' arguments. Now failure has exposed them.
Alleged Silk Road Founder Faces Trial in November
Pleads not guilty to various black market charges
Grand Jury Indicts Alleged Silk Road Owner
He is charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, computer hacking, money laundering, and operating a narcotics conspiracy
Arrested Bitcoin Leader Offered Freedom for $1 Million Bond
Charged with laundering money to Silk Road black market
Chinese Doctor Sentenced to Death for Stealing, Selling Babies
Told parents babies had congenital problems and convinced them to give the newborns up
China Destroys Tons of Ivory in Fight Against Elephant Poaching
Doesn't that actually increase the value of what remains?
Three More Charged in Connection with Silk Road Black Market Site
Conspiracy to engage in drug trafficking, money laundering, hacking
Canada's Supreme Court Strikes Down Prostitution Laws
Ruling opens door for state-regulated "bawdy houses"
Los Angeles Creates Thriving Black Market for Pet Bunnies
Yet another lesson about prohibition that goes over some people's heads
Cigarette Sin-Tax Hike Could Boost Black Markets
"Do-gooder" types are just making the situation worse.
Alleged Silk Road Head Ordered Held Without Bail
Accused of trying to pay to have people killed
Casino Magnate Openly Wants to Use Feds to Destroy Internet Competition
Sheldon Adelson wants all the money for himself -- for the sake of the children, of course
Los Angeles Underground Economy Goes Mainstream
Reporters shocked at openness of participants
Markets for Meth
Breaking Bad never shied away from the violence of large-scale drug operations, but it also worked from the assumption that those operations were essentially businesslike
Instagram Blocks Some Search Terms Used to Sell Drugs
Not the next Silk Road, it seems
Silk Road Reportedly Back Online
Will anybody trust it enough to buy their black market goods there?
Silk Road Defendant's New Lawyer Also Defended Gitmo Detainee
Has some high-profile cases of people in the federal government's crosshairs
Man Accused of Running Silk Road Sent to New York to Face Charges
Attorney denies he's the guy
Detroit Mayoral Candidate Notes City's Strong 'Underground Economy'
As the county sheriff, he would probably know.
More Arrests in Silk Road Case
Four in Britain arrested for selling controlled substances
What Does the Silk Road Seizure Mean for Bitcoin?
Is the currency really only good for black markets?
Bitcoin Values Plunge, But Recover, Following Silk Road Shutdown
Bitcoins the common currency for the online black market site
ATF Has Lost Track of Hundreds of Millions of Seized Cigarettes
Audit shows years of misuse of money from sting operations and, of course, lack of oversight