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New Jersey Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Using Bitcoin to Pay Chinese Fentanyl Suppliers

Crypto | 2026-01-23 at 10:42 UTC | Source: decrypt.co
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Using Bitcoin to Pay Chinese Fentanyl Suppliers
The scheme distributed drugs as counterfeit pharmaceutical pills throughout New Jersey, with eight co-defendants already pleading guilty.
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