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Samuel Bent
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; money laundering
- Defendant
- Samuel Bent
- Reddit role
- other
- Charge
- Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances; money laundering
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
- Date
- 2019-08-02
- Sentence
- 5 years (60 months) federal prison plus $14,000 forfeiture
- Subreddit
- r/DarkNetMarkets
Summary
Samuel Bent, who used the handle '2happytimes,' was a darknet drug vendor who sold cannabis, LSD, MDMA and cocaine and acted as a public-relations figure for a darknet marketplace, engaging on Reddit's r/DarkNetMarkets. After Reddit banned that subreddit in 2018, he helped create the replacement forum Dread. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the District of Vermont to five years in prison for conduct tied to his drug sales.