Justice Department indicts dark web operator

Founder of massive drug market on dark web indicted; Cleveland FBI investigating: DOJ

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJW) - An Iranian national, the alleged founder of an online marketplace that sold illegal drugs across the world, including in Ohio, was indicted on charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday. The investigation, handled in part by the FBI Cleveland Division, led a federal grand jury to charge 36-year-old Behrouz Parsarad, of Tehran, with founding and operating Nemesis Market. The Department of Justice descri…

Justice Department indicts dark web operator

A federal grand jury has indicted an Iranian national for his role in an illegal dark web drug operation, the Justice Department said in a statement Thursday.

Feds in Cleveland charge Iranian man with running dark web drug marketplace

Behrouz Parsarad is accused of operating the dark web site Nemesis, which processed more than 400,000 orders for drugs, fake documents and hackers.