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Ronald L. Wheeler III
Conspiracy to commit access device fraud
- Defendant
- Ronald L. Wheeler III
- Reddit role
- moderator
- Charge
- Conspiracy to commit access device fraud
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- Date
- 2018-08-01
- Sentence
- 3 years 10 months federal prison; forfeiture of cash and bitcoin
Summary
Ronald L. Wheeler III, who used the handle 'Trappy,' served as the public-relations specialist for the darknet marketplace AlphaBay beginning in 2015. His documented duties included moderating the AlphaBay community on Reddit and posting promotional information about AlphaBay in other Reddit forums, as well as mediating disputes among marketplace users. AlphaBay was the largest darknet drug market before its 2017 takedown. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and was sentenced in Atlanta.