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David Ryan Burchard
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine via darknet marketplaces
- Defendant
- David Ryan Burchard
- Reddit role
- user
- Charge
- Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine via darknet marketplaces
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- Date
- 2018-01-18
- Sentence
- 80 months (6 years 8 months) federal prison
- Subreddit
- r/DarkNetMarkets
Summary
David Ryan Burchard, who sold marijuana and cocaine under the darknet handle "caliconnect" across Silk Road, Agora, Abraxas and AlphaBay, was sentenced to 80 months after pleading guilty. The Reddit nexus is documented in the HSI/FBI affidavit: after Burchard tried to trademark "caliconnect," investigators searched Reddit and other public sites for the username and found buyer reviews referencing the same handle, helping tie it to him.