Teen Arrested for Selling Deadly Toxin in Online Black Market Sting

A sting op set up by undercover federal agents has landed 19-year-old Jesse William Korff in handcuffs. Korff, from LaBelle, Fla., was arrested over the weekend for allegedly selling two vials of a toxin called abrin to law enforcement agents for $2,500, paid in Bitcoins and cash

The undercover agents — one from the FBI and one Homeland Security Investigations — said they initially contacted Korff through an online site for illicit goods called BlackMarket Reloaded (BMR), according to a criminal complaint released by a federal prosecutor Tuesday.

Federal agents say he stored the deadly liquid poison in two vials. He then inserted the vials into hollowed out candles, covered the holes with wax, placed the candles in a McDonald's bag and left the bag at a rest stop 40 minutes from his home in Florida, awaiting pick up Read more...