A former neonatologist from Spokane, Washington, Ronald Craig Ilg, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay more than $25,000 in restitution and a $100,000 fine for hiring hitmen on the dark web. Ilg had paid the criminals approximately $60,000 worth of Bitcoin to kidnap and inject his victim with heroin. The US Department of Justice had charged a cardiologist with developing two dangerous ransomware strains, Thanos and Jigsaw v.2, just last year. Senior United States District Judge William Fremming Nielsen sentenced Ilg to 96 months in prison and ordered him to pay more than $25,000 in restitution and a $100,000 fine. The FBI successfully intercepted Ilgs communications on the dark web and thwarted his plans. Ilg also attempted to persuade the key witness to marry him so he could control her testimony in court. After pleading guilty to his crimes, Ilg tried to profit from them by seeking a book or movie deal. Judge Nielsen described Ilgs behaviour as Really egregious, and even evil. Richard A. Collodi, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Seattle field office, said that This case demonstrates that even the anonymity of the dark web will not prevent the FBI from identifying and disrupting individuals who are intent on engaging in criminal activity.
This Cyber News was published on www.hackread.com. Publication date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:43:03 +0000