Harmon runs a bitcoin-centric business in Akron. He was also charged with “operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and transmitting money without a license,” according to the article. Allegedly, Harmon ran two services; one acted as the “Google of the dark net” and the other allowed users to launder Bitcoin.
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Ohio Man Indicted for Role in Alleged Dark Web, Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
Larry Dean Harmon, of Ohio, was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in a conspiracy to “launder monetary instruments,” among other crimes. So reports Cincinatti.com.
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