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DarkMarket mastermind jailed
One of the criminal masterminds behind the infamous DarkMaket site built to allow cyber criminals to collaborate on online scams, has been sentenced to nearly five years in jail, according to widespread reports.
Renukanth Subramaniam, 33, was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court to serve 46 months for conspiracy to defraud and 10 months for five counts of mortgage fraud.
John McHugh, 66, of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was jailed for two years for conspiracy to defraud after being caught using the site under the alias of ‘devilman’. According to an AP report, Judge John Hillen said: "Criminals should learn from this case that, even in cyberspace, there is no hiding place."