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SANTA ANA, California<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"A former professional skateboarder was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison for selling nearly two pounds of methamphetamine and laundering Bitcoin for the dark-web operations of other drug traffickers, officials stated.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter sentenced <\/span>Evan Jaime Hernandez, 35, of Long Beach, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hernandez plead guilty in June 2021 to one count of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of laundering of monetary instruments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hernandez has been ordered to forfeit to the government a 2010 Mercedes-Benz, approximately $35,000 in cash, and various watches, necklaces, rings and other jewelry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Methamphetamine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to court documents, from at least March 2018 to March 2019, Hernandez distributed narcotics, conspiring with drug dealers to distribute the controlled substances over one of the world\u2019s largest darknet marketplaces, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hernandez not only supplied drugs that were sold over the darknet by drug dealers such as William Glarner IV, 36, of Irvine, but he also distributed drugs on his own. <\/span><\/p>\n

Glarner pleaded guilty in June 2019 to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and is\u00a0serving a 10-year prison sentence<\/a> for that offense, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In March 2018,\u00a0 officials stated that Hernandez sold approximately 895 grams (1.97 pounds) of methamphetamine for $5,000 to an individual whom he thought was a money launderer, but who was working with federal law enforcement at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hernandez also was responsible for laundering Bitcoin for darknet drug trafficking operations. Hernandez utilized the services of an individual \u2013 the same one working with law enforcement \u2013 to exchange Bitcoin into cash. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hernandez conducted four Bitcoin-to-cash transactions with the individual, including the exchange of approximately 7.95 Bitcoin for $50,000 in September 2018, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

By using cryptocurrency and an unlicensed exchanger to liquidate the proceeds, Hernandez intended to conceal the source and ownership of the drug proceeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, Hernandez conducted four Bitcoin-to-cash exchanges that totaled approximately $171,300.<\/span><\/p>\n

In March 2019, law enforcement conducted a search warrant of a location controlled by one of Hernandez\u2019s drug dealing associates, where agents found 10 vacuum-sealed bags in U.S. Postal Service and Federal Express envelopes, as well as four separate vacuum-sealed bags and one gallon-size freezer bag, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

During this search, agents recovered approximately 6.7 kilograms (14.8 pounds) of methamphetamine that Hernandez distributed and which would have been used to fill orders placed on the darknet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[Hernandez] was involved in a highly sophisticated drug-trafficking operation, where he personally took on various roles to ensure its success: obtaining multiple types of narcotics, selling them directly to customers, and laundering money on the backend in a sophisticated manner,\u201d prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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