How To Steal And Lose More Than $3 Billion In Bitcoin | CNBC Documentary

Twenty two year-old hacker Jimmy Zhong said he never meant to become a criminal billionaire. But that’s what happened in 2012 after he found a way to steal bitcoin from the Silk Road - a dark web exchange then known for some of the most unsavory trade on the internet - drugs, guns and porn. Over the next decade, the coins Zhong stole rocketed in value, ultimately reaching an eye-watering $3.36 billion.
Photos show Zhong on yachts, in front of airplanes, and at big time football games over the decade he confounded law enforcement officers trying to solve the theft. He even bought a weekend lake house to use as a party pad, and decorated it with a giant Trump flag and a stripper pole. But then, Zhong made a phone call that ruined his life.
In this documentary, CNBC’s Eamon Javers speaks exclusively with the IRS-CI, the agency that investigated this billion dollar crime as well as the people who knew Zhong during the decade he evaded law enforcement. Javers’ reporting also uncovers a long, digital trail that leads back to the earliest days of bitcoin and reveals a dark truth about the world of hackers and coders responsible for the creation of bitcoin.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - Panic Attack
10:28 - The Raid
20:09 - Original Gangster
Correspondent: Eamon Javers
Investigative Producer: Paige Tortorelli
Senior Investigative Producer: Scott Zamost
Senior Field Producer: Bria Cousins
Senior Executive Producer: Ray Parisi
Editor: Candice Goldman
Graphic Artist: Michael Schwartz
Photojournalists: Oscar Molina, Marco Mastrorilli, Alex Herrera, Gerard Miller, Leroy Jackson, David Grogan, Tara McCurrie, and Alex Bedoya
Audio: Juan Merlo, Everette Wong, Peter Redding, and Francesco LoCascio
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How To Steal And Lose More Than $3 Billion In Bitcoin | CNBC Documentary

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  • @OhDannyboy7
    @OhDannyboy76 ай бұрын

    This story of Jimmy reminds me of the saying, "Don't steal, the government hates competition!"

  • @LeeBo318

    @LeeBo318

    6 ай бұрын

    🎯

  • @dougmichalk2590

    @dougmichalk2590

    6 ай бұрын

    Do not die with a Will in Austin TX use Right of Survivorship. Some Thieves wear Suits ! Pray for Judge Guy Herman. DEMOCRAT. Probate Court Scam, Theft Alert . A Mom and daughter both own, each one half of 15 tree covered acres with two houses, each have No Debts. Austin, Texas built a Formula 1 Race track and Music Concert and Events Center across the hiway and as visitors exit the Main Entrance across the street that tree covered, undivided, 15 acres has 2 homes on it. The Mom died leaving a Signed notarized and double witnessed Will stating that the Mom's house and property is Not to be SOLD. The Mom, always a good Judge of character, met the new neighbor Developer and said that man is no good and no good will come from him. The "Honorable" "Ethical" Probate Court Judge Guy Herman replaced the Named Trusted Loyal Executor who would Not SELL , with the Austin, Texas, Travis County taxpayer funded Velocity Project Developer's "Ethical" Attorney as Administrator who that day Contracted to SELL the Debt Free Estate likely valued at $500~800k to maybe a high of $3,000,000, due to the location (2023 Austin area property tax is $150,000 per acre $150k x 7 1/2 acres= 1,125k), to the Taxpayer funded Velocity Project Developer for $60k claiming SELLING the DEBT FREE House and 7 1/2 acre Estate (half of the family's Undivided 15 acres) is BEST for the Family. The Will gives the Executor and now by law the Administrator the power to SELL or Not SELL and to SET the price if needed with only a low price Limit and NO UPPER Limit. By removing the Named in the Will Loyal Trusted Executor the HONORABLE Guy Herman made the Estate Defenseless , and has Stolen (at a cheap price) this Mom's house. To maintain Control, Judge Guy Herman refused to permit a Trial by Jury. Because the Named Trusted Executor complained soo much another "Ethical" Judge, Daniel Prashner , stepped in and said he reviewed the Probate Court case and said he would Court Order a SELL at $60k. Probate Court is a Brotherhood of Snakes . The Velocity Project Developer already has 100+ bull dozed flat acres to the side and 70+Millions of dollars and teams of "Ethical" lawyers but he doesn't have that Mom and daughter's place at the Main Entrance. Don't Die with a Will , do "Right of Survivorship" and avoid Probate Court's Legal "Ethical" Theft for the Good of the Debt Free Family Scams . DEBT FREE means No Need to SELL. How much Safer would you feel sleeping knowing that this Developer bought half of your Family's homestead for $60k by Court Order.? As visitors exit the Main Entrance of the Formula One Racetrack, Concert Events Center and Amusement Park the tree covered property directly across the street is the tree covered, undivided 15 acres where the Mom and Daughter's 2 Houses are. The 100+ acres of bull dozed land beside the Mom and daughter's Homestead is owned by the Travis County taxpayer funded Developer of the Velocity Project, operating as 10+ LLC companies who want to put in Retail and housing. Do not die with a Will , Use a Right of Survivorship or Pass on Death filed at the Courthouse prior to death. So the Ethical Judge and State Bar of Texas Ethical Attorneys can't Steal your Property. Father Jehovah, they by the offices they hold represent Thy Hand here upon this Earth and as such they should be held to a higher level of accountability than that of the people they are here to serve. Father Jehovah, I ask that You hold back Thy Mercy, stretch forth Thy Hand, spare not Thy Rod and correct those that are in positions of authority with sufficient magnitude and persistence that they despite their Godless tyrannical and often evil spirited ways might come to know that there is a God, that life on Earth is short and to at all times seek to do that which is right.

  • @jamesrobert4106

    @jamesrobert4106

    6 ай бұрын

    Precisely.

  • @aarone9000

    @aarone9000

    6 ай бұрын

    Sounds like something a commie-red; cap, wearer would say!

  • @kristensorensen2219

    @kristensorensen2219

    6 ай бұрын

    😮

  • @vibewithkelvin
    @vibewithkelvin6 ай бұрын

    I just feel there's something unfair about everything that happened to him. Took money from criminals, the government took the money from him and send him to jail. Feels like the government is the villain in this story.

  • @RojCherian

    @RojCherian

    6 ай бұрын

    Whatever, Jimmy lived a crazy life and he just has to spend a year in prison.

  • @ZBdude149

    @ZBdude149

    6 ай бұрын

    It's true, the government is ran by Satan! You need Jesus to bring justice! Unfortunately, Jimmy wasn't worshipping Jesus, so he wasn't saved from Satan! But also, if Jimmy were worshipping Jesus, he'd have to pay tithes! Rich people typically don't worship Jesus, so they're just pretending to be good people while sabotaging the world! Jimmy was a lonely loser because he was selfish, and was vulnerable to the world.

  • @warfarenotwarfair5655

    @warfarenotwarfair5655

    6 ай бұрын

    He is just another Chinese criminal 😂. Apparently you people have never lived around this culture or you wouldn't be sorry for him at all!

  • @cbra2spec

    @cbra2spec

    6 ай бұрын

    I agree, the villains were completely the IRS and FBI

  • @andyd2078

    @andyd2078

    6 ай бұрын

    Government IS always the villain. In EVERY story.

  • @quincywooley1501
    @quincywooley15012 ай бұрын

    I’m not even mad at him. I’m more disturbed that the government was able to keep it all and probably did nothing for poverty.

  • @haljordan2197

    @haljordan2197

    Ай бұрын

    Government is made to keep people poor

  • @alk3myst

    @alk3myst

    Ай бұрын

    They used a portion of it to install spikes where the homeless try to sleep.

  • @stephenc2481

    @stephenc2481

    26 күн бұрын

    I heard it goes into a pot and the money is used for different things. It was loosely tracked where the money is going, probably why politicians got rich within a few years.

  • @DennisTheJuniorMenace

    @DennisTheJuniorMenace

    24 күн бұрын

    ​@@alk3mystIn Georgia?

  • @DennisTheJuniorMenace

    @DennisTheJuniorMenace

    24 күн бұрын

    I feel bad that all he wanted was real friends. But who calls the cops to report theft of stolen money?! 18:41 Proof that Trump supporters lack basic common sense.

  • @1000xdigital
    @1000xdigitalАй бұрын

    Jimmy seems like the type of guy whod come back , start a multibillion dollar company and still ball out

  • @EddyKorgo

    @EddyKorgo

    6 күн бұрын

    i just wish him to find good friends

  • @jondoe406
    @jondoe4064 ай бұрын

    U.S. Govt in 2012: Bitcoin is NOT a valid currency! U.S. Govt in 2022: stealing Bitcoin is a federal offense!

  • @tywebb140

    @tywebb140

    3 ай бұрын

    That’s a great question

  • @muziki79

    @muziki79

    3 ай бұрын

    Well put 😊

  • @GirlyEnglishGamer

    @GirlyEnglishGamer

    3 ай бұрын

    Stealing from a CRIMINAL dark web website too.

  • @10Cashton

    @10Cashton

    3 ай бұрын

    I was thinking "that's a lot of government resources wasted on finding out who stole from criminals"

  • @bggees

    @bggees

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@10Cashton- how so, with all they got back?

  • @lionheart94
    @lionheart946 ай бұрын

    As a non American, I finally see why everyone hates the IRS.

  • @ephilihp

    @ephilihp

    6 ай бұрын

    As an American, it's so cringe how no one ever bothers to learn to pronounce such a common name like Zhong.

  • @holeefuk5690

    @holeefuk5690

    6 ай бұрын

    American logic: Hate the IRS but you expect world class amenities, services and infrastructure. Does that seem contradictory to you?

  • @viscountslappy5085

    @viscountslappy5085

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah, the only people who "hate the irs" are people with something to hide.

  • @Nitroscion

    @Nitroscion

    6 ай бұрын

    @@holeefuk5690I would be more then happy to pay the IRS if the service the government provided was world class. Sadly it’s not.

  • @melvingibson4525

    @melvingibson4525

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@holeefuk5690wait America has world class amenities? Looks to me like public infrastructure is outdated and crumbling lol

  • @BigMacWitCheez
    @BigMacWitCheezАй бұрын

    "Using a dog specifically trained to sniff for computer hardware" WHAAAATTTT?!

  • @mackiefilms

    @mackiefilms

    Ай бұрын

    That took me out 😂

  • @guanxinated

    @guanxinated

    Ай бұрын

    The new K9 unit has been trained to react to the scent of UTXOs valued at over $50,000. LOL

  • @xl000

    @xl000

    26 күн бұрын

    yes, PCB, resistors and whatnot have a very strong scent. Do you know the burnt electronics component smell ?

  • @EddyKorgo

    @EddyKorgo

    6 күн бұрын

    probably for bombs

  • @L0MK3

    @L0MK3

    5 күн бұрын

    It's amazing how limited of a knowledge society has about dog training and the use of them in government's hands

  • @ezrhino100
    @ezrhino1003 ай бұрын

    cop: we have no evidence of crime. IRS: call the cops. we have a crime. same cop: we have evidence of a crime.

  • @Kamel419
    @Kamel4196 ай бұрын

    This guy's only crime was being too kind and trusting

  • @camplethargic8

    @camplethargic8

    6 ай бұрын

    And voting for traitor Trump.

  • @morebooze9777

    @morebooze9777

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@camplethargic8awww how cute, you don't know how to spell biden

  • @yeahyeah9869

    @yeahyeah9869

    6 ай бұрын

    @@camplethargic8 I'm Indian and I would vote for Trump rather than Biden

  • @10101tomtom

    @10101tomtom

    6 ай бұрын

    Gave a lot back to the community

  • @jamieusaa

    @jamieusaa

    6 ай бұрын

    He’s a crook just like Trump. Lolololololololol.

  • @Winger222
    @Winger2226 ай бұрын

    I actually feel sorry for Jimmy. He stole from criminals and didn't hurt anyone. Whereas SBF stole from average retailers and he pretended like he's doing everyone a favor.

  • @jeffder7143

    @jeffder7143

    6 ай бұрын

    If that's what he did, he will prolly be recruited by the fbi. But he isn't very smart.

  • @blockchainbreakdown2009

    @blockchainbreakdown2009

    6 ай бұрын

    facts

  • @damienholland8103

    @damienholland8103

    6 ай бұрын

    Those criminals he stole from are people too. Maybe he should apologize to them in person or be made to do so.

  • @nonye0

    @nonye0

    6 ай бұрын

    who is SBF?

  • @jondoe8762

    @jondoe8762

    6 ай бұрын

    sad such a smart guy turned into a fat greedy idiot he could of had it alllll

  • @Ghostless179
    @Ghostless1793 ай бұрын

    Moral of the story if you’re doing something that you’re not supposed to be doing, do not talk to the feds at no circumstances he should never let the feds in his house, under no circumstances

  • @user-pw9pt1ln6l

    @user-pw9pt1ln6l

    Ай бұрын

    True.

  • @bobbomcturd1977
    @bobbomcturd19773 ай бұрын

    The cop says it never works when you pull out a million cash in a briefcase 😂 like he would know😂

  • @abdulqawiy3592

    @abdulqawiy3592

    20 күн бұрын

    can't buy woman's heart with 1m, when u fat and ugly :(

  • @BA-cz4is

    @BA-cz4is

    13 күн бұрын

    He mean tryna impress girl in a any way and that’s true whenever a girl see like you’re tryna win her over she’ll loose interest

  • @bobbomcturd1977

    @bobbomcturd1977

    13 күн бұрын

    @@BA-cz4is Money is the greatest aphrodisiac

  • @EinfachNurMaggi
    @EinfachNurMaggi6 ай бұрын

    This man made the government 3 billion and all he ever wanted was someone to love him. This man doesn't deserve jail time..

  • @justmeagain7

    @justmeagain7

    6 ай бұрын

    Well said.

  • @squibbelsmcjohnson

    @squibbelsmcjohnson

    6 ай бұрын

    Money is what the govt is really after

  • @JahBlessd

    @JahBlessd

    6 ай бұрын

    That money was spread amongst the pockets of powerful people in the government. I wouldn't be surprised if less than a billion found its way into coffers that actually benefit the people of America!

  • @KevinSmith-qi5yn

    @KevinSmith-qi5yn

    6 ай бұрын

    He got to live the high life for like a decade. Plus I think more people like him more now than before.

  • @dredgewalker

    @dredgewalker

    6 ай бұрын

    You don't get love just because you want it. Like respect, you don't buy it from people. I partly blame the parents for him turning out like a highly dysfunctional human being. Imagine having tons of money and yet he's miserable and still don't know how to find the right kind of love. Just shows that money doesn't make your problems go away if you're not mentally and emotionally stable.

  • @Shawnjohson1608
    @Shawnjohson16086 ай бұрын

    This guy is a legend. He did not steal 50000 bitcoin, he got compensated for finding a flaw in the software.

  • @cv3083

    @cv3083

    6 ай бұрын

    That narrative is being claimed by Jimmy - it's unlikely to be true.

  • @sdevil7th

    @sdevil7th

    6 ай бұрын

    But who paid for what was stolen?

  • @Shawnjohson1608

    @Shawnjohson1608

    6 ай бұрын

    @@sdevil7th people buying illegal stuff. It’s like if a drug dealer dropped 100 dollars but told you to keep it as a reward for reminding he dropped a 100 dollars.

  • @tranmani

    @tranmani

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Shawnjohson1608 well said, I sided with Jimmy too

  • @notaspectator

    @notaspectator

    6 ай бұрын

    It is called a bounty in software engineering world and is practiced by Apple and Google for years. Plus whitehat hacking and ethical hacking. The only thing is and it's important, proceeds from crimes are still theft, kind of like buying stolen goods on the street knowingly and then using it, etc. Honestly I feel for the man as a human. I guess he needed to get out from trying to impress people and perhaps do some philantrophy or make a deal with IRS and pay taxes to pave those awesome roads for bikes and housing projects, not a bad thing at all and you get more REAL love.

  • @Taro-md5zt
    @Taro-md5zt3 ай бұрын

    Now that ridiculous amount of stolen money sits with IRS, please give us a report on how that stolen money is being used! Funding against crimes: war, drug, violence, and ...

  • @EddyKorgo

    @EddyKorgo

    6 күн бұрын

    with money stolen from criminals xD uno reverse

  • @priyoyus
    @priyoyus2 ай бұрын

    The Real OG here is the IRS😂

  • @bwloawesome
    @bwloawesome6 ай бұрын

    "I would say I came to REALLY enjoy having Jimmy as a friend in my life..." Translation: I loved using this dude for his money.

  • @AtanuKDey

    @AtanuKDey

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes.

  • @lalo6580

    @lalo6580

    6 ай бұрын

    It's really a shame that people like that girl exist. The amount of cynicism and hipocresy in the way she tells the story makes me feel sick.

  • @tomasitas123

    @tomasitas123

    6 ай бұрын

    I thought of writing the same comment. 😂

  • @YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit

    @YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit

    6 ай бұрын

    She has the intelligence and personality of a grain moth, and "that" inflection in her voice, where it goes UUUUUP at the end of each sentence. Straight user trash.

  • @MrNH718

    @MrNH718

    6 ай бұрын

    As long as simps exist, then girls like her will take advantage of them.

  • @Borislks
    @Borislks6 ай бұрын

    "There is no honor among thieves." IRS and government ending up as largest ones in this story

  • @damien9761

    @damien9761

    6 ай бұрын

    the IRS should be on this show being exposed to the largest heist and unlawful bully! If one would search "Victory Tax" they'd find that taxes were only for federal employees ONLY, citizens could contribute during war time to help financially but VOLUNTARILY ONLY! IRS are not agents their only administrators working for a foreign company.

  • @adansantizo1609

    @adansantizo1609

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s right, IRS stills from people, taxes is a big big really big lie

  • @oldrrocr

    @oldrrocr

    6 ай бұрын

    WHY isn't this a movie?

  • @damien9761

    @damien9761

    6 ай бұрын

    @@oldrrocr there was, it was a movie based on metaphysical events that happened with America take over by a defacto monarchy corporation called UNITED STATES INC ACT OF 1871, movie was called Wizard of Oz

  • @gaudente1900

    @gaudente1900

    6 ай бұрын

    indeed when I heard it I thought "there's no honor among gov servants"

  • @10OmarkO01
    @10OmarkO013 ай бұрын

    He such a chill guy. They should gave him a medal for stealing from syndicates 😂😂

  • @CAUSINGBUFFALO
    @CAUSINGBUFFALO2 ай бұрын

    imagine stealing billions with a B, and then snitching/self reporting over 400k 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂

  • @bigosama1424

    @bigosama1424

    Ай бұрын

    Right

  • @audreymay9378

    @audreymay9378

    Ай бұрын

    that part

  • @eviljack
    @eviljack6 ай бұрын

    This story makes me sad. The dude was bullied as a kid, but still was kind to people and only wanted to be loved. He stole from drug dealers and spent it on friends and making people happy. I know tons of people that would become super villains if they got the kind of money jimmy got.

  • @woiace

    @woiace

    6 ай бұрын

    Same thing too. And it’s very sad none of his family and friends appeared in court to give him support. Only a few wrote letters of support. You can tell from the faces of some of the investigators, including the local PD one, that they have a slight pinch of empathy for the man.

  • @woiace

    @woiace

    6 ай бұрын

    I mean, he isn’t FTX’s Sam Bankman Fried or Bernie Madoff. He just stole from a place which was used by criminals and unsavoury people for their illegal activities. He didn’t like cheat his friends and family.

  • @effexon

    @effexon

    6 ай бұрын

    this reminds Joker movie and how that character was formed from normal guy trying to do things right.

  • @ambitionoftheoldone7978

    @ambitionoftheoldone7978

    6 ай бұрын

    Pathetic is the word I'd use...

  • @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

    @YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech

    6 ай бұрын

    Jimmy got what he deserved. He should of stuck to his confucius lessons he surely learned being Chinese. He embraced American capitalism and American culture. This is the result. It's all selfish, shallow and superficial. You can't buy real friendship. This is why majority of Triads left Hong Kong the moment it was given back to China. Criminals love the western system as its so easy for them to operate. Jimmy clearly hung out with triads. That's why he knew about that bitcoin exchange used by criminals. US law enforcement always playing catch up. The entire system does a terrible job with white collar crimes. It's designed like this for corporations to do whatever they want. Many Chinese criminals look at the US as a exit to a legitimate life after leaving China. They turn into your businessmen. It's not just China, it's the entire world of intelligent organized criminals. US is a perfect destination for them. Extreme capitalism works for them. This is why the US is losing against China. It can't even ensure their businesses operate with integrity or their justice system ensures safety of their citizens. China will out innovate the US. The US needs to revamp their system to improve the majority of lives for their citizens. It doesn't need to become exactly like China. Other countries still keep their democracy but they have policies which the people overwhelmingly support. For example, the US does not even have a national gun registration which majority of citizens support. There's so many things the US is behind when compared to other nations of similar caliber. For example, many in Europe. The income inequality in the US is extremely high! These are just examples proving policies in the US need changing to benefit the majority.

  • @LeslieDo
    @LeslieDo4 ай бұрын

    What a joke, he went to the police for help and ended up going to jail, while the original case that he reported hasn’t been resolved 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

  • @jokerdude156

    @jokerdude156

    3 ай бұрын

    They were worried about his case once they started theirs.

  • @mpup54

    @mpup54

    3 ай бұрын

    is why you dont go to the police with anything

  • @RTM661

    @RTM661

    3 ай бұрын

    The feds probably the ones that broke in his home 😂😂

  • @noahziegler3478

    @noahziegler3478

    3 ай бұрын

    He wasn't about that life lol. Butcoin has given lottery tickets to so many guppies lol.

  • @usucktoo

    @usucktoo

    3 ай бұрын

    nah. probably only top 5. theres exxon and monsanto and musk. all corporations are thieves. eattherich

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    @tracyquartieri2Ай бұрын

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    @violaristig3715

    Ай бұрын

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    @tracyquartieri2

    Ай бұрын

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    @CarmeloSargenti-dn9xb

    Ай бұрын

    I've come across this name before, is he really reliable?

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    @pascualcaraballo1737

    Ай бұрын

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    @adamjerome5

    Ай бұрын

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  • @Shashimix777
    @Shashimix7772 ай бұрын

    You can tell he is a good guy because he loved his dog. Then, there is the IRS trying to justify their actions.

  • @rnfl4089
    @rnfl40896 ай бұрын

    The Us government was like hey that’s my job to steal money. Justice for Jimmy

  • @sai600
    @sai6006 ай бұрын

    Ironic for the IRS guy to say "there's no honor among thieves"

  • @Towelie4200

    @Towelie4200

    6 ай бұрын

    Fax

  • @shawnhampshirehick101

    @shawnhampshirehick101

    6 ай бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @squibbelsmcjohnson

    @squibbelsmcjohnson

    6 ай бұрын

    Coming from the mafia of thieves

  • @one8s7n

    @one8s7n

    6 ай бұрын

    They aren't thieves. They're blood sucking vampires

  • @mixoh

    @mixoh

    6 ай бұрын

    i was rolling my eyes when he said that

  • @LukeAdams-pz9ee
    @LukeAdams-pz9eeАй бұрын

    *Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see as wealth, a great career, purpose is the result of hard work. 🤑🤑*

  • @shawnfoster3620

    @shawnfoster3620

    Ай бұрын

    Well I must say people are scared because there are so many unprofessional brokers out there.

  • @LindaCalvin

    @LindaCalvin

    Ай бұрын

    It's a miracle and I would testify, 110k bucks every 2weeks! I now have a big mansion and can now afford anything and also support God's work and the church

  • @LindaCalvin

    @LindaCalvin

    Ай бұрын

    All thanks to Faith Reece

  • @James-uh2se

    @James-uh2se

    Ай бұрын

    Wow.... She has really made good name for herself, she's also my account manager

  • @BoyGeorge-uq7ce

    @BoyGeorge-uq7ce

    Ай бұрын

    Her concept is key in beating all odds to excel in this form of online commodity trading.

  • @steviej1410
    @steviej14102 ай бұрын

    Libra here 👋 Thank you for being so straightforward and true, and not just making it a "nice" reading that people want to hear. Your readings are fantastic!

  • @lorenzo4708
    @lorenzo47083 ай бұрын

    Lesson learned. Don't let the cops into your house..

  • @qudratahmadiofficiall

    @qudratahmadiofficiall

    3 ай бұрын

    احساس بی ارزشی داشت اون ادم که همچین اتفاقی برایش اوفتاد

  • @icecoldpolitics8890

    @icecoldpolitics8890

    3 ай бұрын

    Well yes even if you are innocent of any crimes you should always force the cops to get a search warrant and then have a lawyer present when speaking to them as well as enforcing the limited nature of the search warrants.

  • @samiloveeth7920

    @samiloveeth7920

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes indeed.

  • @zacharyayaga6661

    @zacharyayaga6661

    2 ай бұрын

    They are not your friends

  • @shump16

    @shump16

    Ай бұрын

    Lesson learned, don’t steal in the first place. He who owes nothing, fears nothing.

  • @phdpirate4917
    @phdpirate49173 ай бұрын

    So let me get this straight. Jimmy was arrested and jailed for stealing from criminals. And on top of that his story is now public so all those criminals who may want revenge know exactly who to look for and exactly where to find him. Good job government, such heroes yall are.

  • @simon6071

    @simon6071

    3 ай бұрын

    When the government "confiscates" money and vehicles from drug addicts who are caught with even just a small amount of illegal drugs without proof that the money and vehicles being "confiscated" were acquired from profit of criminal activity and even when rogue agents of the government steal money from innocent people traveling in their vehicles with their hard-earned cash for legitimate reason, they don't think it's wrong because they legitimized it by calling it CIVIL FORFEITURE. May be LICENSED TO STEAL is a more suitable description for what they do to those unfortunate people.

  • @simon6071

    @simon6071

    3 ай бұрын

    Isn't it ironic that someone who has been convicted of felonies of wire fraud for manipulating (spoofing) trading in the precious metals and U.S. Treasury markets, essentially a thief who stole money from legitimate investors, got invited into the White House to discus the financial future of the USA?

  • @simon6071

    @simon6071

    3 ай бұрын

    Isn't it ironic that someone who has been convicted of felonies of wire fraud for manipulating (spoofing) trading in the precious metals and U.S. Treasury markets, essentially a thief who stole money from legitimate investors, got invited into the White House to discuss the financial future of the USA?

  • @Vincent_C

    @Vincent_C

    2 ай бұрын

    @@simon6071 Feeling out of the loop, who are you referring to?

  • @user-rq3kt1jn8r

    @user-rq3kt1jn8r

    2 ай бұрын

    Probably Jamie Dimon but a bunch of bankers and traders at major financial institutions are charged every year for wire fraud and price manipulation and not a single one of them has ever faced jail time@@Vincent_C

  • @dmaxxx4115
    @dmaxxx41153 ай бұрын

    Is there a full documentary and what’s it called?

  • @johnnywatson4629
    @johnnywatson46293 ай бұрын

    This guy would have a bad time in the prison since he stole from Silk Road, a notorious site for crimes. Can’t imaging what Jimmy would encounter behind the bars.

  • @omairtech6711

    @omairtech6711

    Ай бұрын

    What do you mean. Please explain.

  • @rightsdontcomewithpermits7073
    @rightsdontcomewithpermits70736 ай бұрын

    Moral of the story, NEVER EVER TRUST A GOVERNMENT AGENTS.

  • @darkgalaxy5548

    @darkgalaxy5548

    6 ай бұрын

    Or steal bitcoins.

  • @aliciabasir

    @aliciabasir

    6 ай бұрын

    @@darkgalaxy5548 He didnt steal, he was paid, the goverment is the one that stole from him.

  • @IzzyIkigai

    @IzzyIkigai

    6 ай бұрын

    @@darkgalaxy5548Yes, you're right, the moral of the story is to steal bitcoins.

  • @williamw8546

    @williamw8546

    6 ай бұрын

    or HR

  • @sunchips5

    @sunchips5

    6 ай бұрын

    Amen!

  • @HomeSlize
    @HomeSlize6 ай бұрын

    Damn, everyone benefited from Jimmy, including law enforcement and the government.

  • @xtamared

    @xtamared

    6 ай бұрын

    The term is "exploited".

  • @AutoDudes

    @AutoDudes

    6 ай бұрын

    I kinda feel bad for him honestly.

  • @parkscc

    @parkscc

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@xtamaredthat fits perfectly with what they all did to Jimmy 😢

  • @doomtomb3

    @doomtomb3

    6 ай бұрын

    @@xtamaredthat has the same meaning in this context. They benefited at his expense

  • @masupalami33

    @masupalami33

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s odd the State decided to investigate money stolen from drug dealers on the dark web? Makes you wonder…

  • @ambiven10
    @ambiven1025 күн бұрын

    So the person stole from Jimmy is still out there..lol

  • @tomhuynh9919
    @tomhuynh99196 күн бұрын

    Two lessons learned for Jimmy Zhong: 1) The Frog got spotted by its Big Mouth. 2) Trust the Government to be your friend, well just think again of a good reason, why?

  • @sevrantw8931
    @sevrantw89316 ай бұрын

    All I learnt from this well produced piece is even when innocent don't trust law enforcement or let them into your house without a warrant.

  • @peterbradshaw8018

    @peterbradshaw8018

    6 ай бұрын

    You are a good student.

  • @peterbradshaw8018

    @peterbradshaw8018

    6 ай бұрын

    Get a good criminal lawyer. Preferably a very good former district attorney. They know all the dirty tricks law enforcement use.

  • @mmboiler10

    @mmboiler10

    6 ай бұрын

    American law enforcement are litterally legally allowed to watch you get stabbed to death and do nothing. Police by law are not there to help you. They are in no way required to help anyone. First think to learn about cops. Don't ever trust a cop

  • @supermanwhereareyounow3081

    @supermanwhereareyounow3081

    6 ай бұрын

    Police is not your friend..

  • @mandlas.4305

    @mandlas.4305

    6 ай бұрын

    I learnt that don’t call cops on a stolen $400k when you’ve $3.3 billion of stolen money.

  • @rjose705
    @rjose7056 ай бұрын

    Feds: Able to track down guy who stole 3B$ Also feds: Dumbfounded at the guy who stole 400k on camera.

  • @bestprice1776

    @bestprice1776

    6 ай бұрын

    That's because they weren't going to get anything from finding the guy that stole the $400k. Just shows how crooked the system is.

  • @wireflier1886

    @wireflier1886

    6 ай бұрын

    Bunch of pirates with guns filling their pockets. Disgusting.

  • @bestprice1776

    @bestprice1776

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wireflier1886 absolutely correct

  • @saitamajay6435

    @saitamajay6435

    6 ай бұрын

    The cops are the ones that broke into his house they needed a way to investigate him they think Americans are dumb.

  • @sjosto

    @sjosto

    6 ай бұрын

    Ain't that the truth. The U.S. government and those agencies are just about as corrupt at the people using the Silk Road. Only difference is they stand on their high-horse law enforcement badge and claim immunity. Then sell someone's bitcoin for a profit.@@wireflier1886

  • @PauloSilva-ol
    @PauloSilva-olАй бұрын

    "Jimmy wanted to be love, Jimmy wanted friends, Jimmy was a good guy" sounds like "the Jimmy" from Seinfeld

  • @derekgonzalez9512
    @derekgonzalez9512Ай бұрын

    She says "Jimmy" so many times......I instantly thought of that "Seinfeld" episode.....about "Jimmy" talking about himself in the 3rd person.......😂

  • @mikea5745
    @mikea57456 ай бұрын

    Jimmy called the police for help and not only did they never solve the crime, but they thoroughly destroyed his life taking the only things he had that gave him meaning (his dog and money). Never thought I'd feel bad for a thief, but the police are definitely the villains of this story

  • @dAbaPEsTA123

    @dAbaPEsTA123

    6 ай бұрын

    Wonder if the local pd were envious seeing Jimmy with all the cute girls downtown, while they couldn't get any. Makes sense why they went after Jimmy but not the people who stole from Jimmy. Small towns have very strong ties so I won't be surprised if the local pd knew who stole from Jimmy.

  • @sickocell

    @sickocell

    6 ай бұрын

    Jimmy never destroyed anyones life. He stole from criminals and now the govt completely ruined him

  • @lokokrz.gaming

    @lokokrz.gaming

    6 ай бұрын

    Felt bad that his case just going go unsolved forever it will get lost in unsolved cases files

  • @SohrabKafshhayam-pr7pk

    @SohrabKafshhayam-pr7pk

    6 ай бұрын

    Today's Police, I call them Pig, is an OCCUPYING FORCE. Haven't you noticed no one is happy when the pigs show up. Twice I called the pigs for stolen property. One of which I SOLVED MYSELF!!! I found my property and who had taken them. Called the pigs to help me with the recovery, cos they always say, 'don't take the law into your own hands call and we'll help you. Long story short ,not only did they not arrest Dude, not only did they not recover my stuff, they managed to give away who had called the cops on the dude who claimed he had been to Pelican ZBdy this of that, and he took my picture for future reference I guess to do something to me later on. Standing there with the pig. I asked the Sheriff pig, ' aren't you gonna ask him why he took the picture. He said with a cold face ( my head was about to explode ,when I heard): 'Well that's the risk you take when you call us.

  • @johnwalker863

    @johnwalker863

    6 ай бұрын

    Bingo! They always have been

  • @GutsToCuts
    @GutsToCuts6 ай бұрын

    The real reason he got in trouble is because the IRS wanted to steal the money first.

  • @OneshotMovement

    @OneshotMovement

    6 ай бұрын

    💯

  • @jenkins5265

    @jenkins5265

    6 ай бұрын

    Poor guy is going to get killed in jail. He actually did a great thing by stealing the money from drug lords and they put him in jail w/ the drug lords henchmen...

  • @SSGoatanks

    @SSGoatanks

    6 ай бұрын

    The IRS should go after SniperWolf, she steals content all the time and makes money from it 💰

  • @notaspectator

    @notaspectator

    6 ай бұрын

    I definitely don't feel good about paying taxes and don't understand them very well unfortunately but they do pay for social services where I live and see the real impact in elderly friends.

  • @loco_tom

    @loco_tom

    6 ай бұрын

    @@notaspectator I always tell people to pay their taxes, else they'll be driving on broken roads 😂

  • @akustic.3397
    @akustic.33972 ай бұрын

    Jimmy was smart and yet naive. He needed attention from his friends and that’s why he still lived in college town even with all that assets. Sad story

  • @asdf072xxp
    @asdf072xxpАй бұрын

    The balls of calling in the police with incriminating evidence in your house. Reminds me of Pryce's baseball cards in Better Call Saul.

  • @99bits46
    @99bits466 ай бұрын

    Maturity is when you realize Jimmy was a good guy.

  • @sa3kes111

    @sa3kes111

    6 ай бұрын

    He's a criminal for not paying tax, not stealing, make no mistake!

  • @xiaozhouzhou4165

    @xiaozhouzhou4165

    6 ай бұрын

    How could he be a criminal for not paying tax, if Bitcoin was yet to be a legal asset?@@sa3kes111

  • @ikaros21

    @ikaros21

    6 ай бұрын

    @@sa3kes111 Politicians and people in Wall Street haven't pay they fare share for decades and they're still out doing their agenda and making millions.

  • @Jon-Jon309

    @Jon-Jon309

    6 ай бұрын

    NEVER let anyone into your home

  • @iDrive4fun93

    @iDrive4fun93

    6 ай бұрын

    I know. The federal government “opened” an application process to return the funds after they seized them, and then nobody applied to get back their funds, so they kept the money. The feds stole from a dude who stole from criminals and who used the money to benefit him, his friends, and his local economy. The feds are the crooks here.

  • @Tommy-su9tb
    @Tommy-su9tb3 ай бұрын

    Now the IRS came to steal that money 🤣 "legally" . No different from what Jimmy did to the exchange.

  • @cdtaylor111

    @cdtaylor111

    2 ай бұрын

    Yuppers!

  • @rehtuluv

    @rehtuluv

    2 ай бұрын

    Not exchange, "criminal network".

  • @riaskolamulathilabdulla552

    @riaskolamulathilabdulla552

    Ай бұрын

    At least he pays free money to the people around him

  • @MrMaz80

    @MrMaz80

    21 күн бұрын

    He stole it, when it was worth almost nothing , and he might stole it just for fun

  • @bradenmcivor6525
    @bradenmcivor65252 ай бұрын

    lmao the cops talking to Jimmy about his computers. "Wow that's awesome!...Amazing!" they don't know what tf they're looking at lol

  • @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo
    @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo27 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the update.

  • @HuguesLeDiallo

    @HuguesLeDiallo

    27 күн бұрын

    Yes, the crypto market is really taking off and Bitcoin is in good shape to start trading now🔉✅

  • @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo

    @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo

    27 күн бұрын

    Te/e gram

  • @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo

    @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo

    27 күн бұрын

    @Rolandostrategy THAT IS HIS USER NAME

  • @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo

    @ChristopHagenes-eh5bo

    27 күн бұрын

    please make sure you write the USER NAME complete and He's verified

  • @avelution7133
    @avelution71333 ай бұрын

    The IRS should be sued and put on trial for robbing this kid!

  • @mathieutaillefer8418

    @mathieutaillefer8418

    3 ай бұрын

    Lol. They're robbing from everyone.

  • @ryanwalker4660

    @ryanwalker4660

    3 ай бұрын

    I think the IRS, the NSA, the CIA, Homeland Security, FBI, or any other entity that deals with cybercrimes, or any crime in general should investigate avelution7133, hopefully i put enough words that this will match regular expressions and someone in the future will do just that. 😀

  • @satisfactors

    @satisfactors

    3 ай бұрын

    was it actually the irs?

  • @_2girls1bottl3

    @_2girls1bottl3

    3 ай бұрын

    Fr, even jimmy's lawyer might be part of them

  • @monkelovescock

    @monkelovescock

    3 ай бұрын

    @@satisfactors tax law enforcements in the us. basically the ones that tax you and tell you to pay your tax

  • @tightywhitey9779
    @tightywhitey97796 ай бұрын

    He arguably did the world a favor by hacking a bunch of hardcore criminals. If he would've hacked innocent people like the COUNTLESS crypto criminals in the world, that'd be a different story. But Jimmy hacked one of the worst organization that mankind has to offer. Props to his work honestly, he shouldn't get jail time.

  • @pbnjtamwichfpv

    @pbnjtamwichfpv

    6 ай бұрын

    Just another story about the police not doing their jobs and being incompetent. #defundthepolice

  • @Tential1

    @Tential1

    6 ай бұрын

    Damn, you should be his defense, I probably would a convict. 😂😂😂

  • @harryharrison362

    @harryharrison362

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Tential1 I concur

  • @simonsaysno

    @simonsaysno

    6 ай бұрын

    Jimmy robbed criminals and “donated” $3 Billion to the government only to be locked up. Sometimes life isn’t fair.

  • @pete6894

    @pete6894

    6 ай бұрын

    Two wrongs don't make a right....

  • @berhanegebriel3155
    @berhanegebriel3155Ай бұрын

    One of "The Best Investigative Report & Quality Government Investigators". We Need More Like You.

  • @nyquist_control
    @nyquist_control2 ай бұрын

    This CNBC reporter is obnoxious and condescending

  • @twochinsmma
    @twochinsmma3 ай бұрын

    3 billion dollars and he gave 100% of it to the government and still served prison time. What a terrible attorney that he hired

  • @Vixentales

    @Vixentales

    3 ай бұрын

    Not his attorney. Those are federal charges. Hardest to beat. At least he's in Camp Fed.

  • @twochinsmma

    @twochinsmma

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Vixentales Doesn't matter. The government puts money over anything and everything. They will let you go scott free for that amount of money.

  • @NazoSemerjian

    @NazoSemerjian

    3 ай бұрын

    One year in prison for stealing $3 billion? That attorney did a hell of a job.

  • @twochinsmma

    @twochinsmma

    3 ай бұрын

    @@NazoSemerjian You really dont know much about these types of cases. Theres a ton of cases involving large sums of money where they get off on probation or scott free. He stole money that was earned illegally, it's not the same.

  • @specialk9762

    @specialk9762

    3 ай бұрын

    @@NazoSemerjian its wasnt against the law to steal crypto from criminals. And also there could have been many ways to swing this story considering his background. His attorney was trash. Now he is a 29/30 year old with federal charges on his record and no money

  • @CoochieGrabberTrump
    @CoochieGrabberTrump6 ай бұрын

    A criminal stole from another criminal and then the biggest criminal of all came and stole it 😂

  • @tomspeed3354

    @tomspeed3354

    6 ай бұрын

    you guys are naive, the initial break in was done by a police officer who was investigating him prior. The officer knew stealing from criminals will have no consequences on him. good possible it was one of the officer shown on CNBC documentary

  • @storytimewithunclekumaran5004

    @storytimewithunclekumaran5004

    6 ай бұрын

    @@tomspeed3354 your missing the point that the gov was the biggest criminal in this story.

  • @mikeyndk

    @mikeyndk

    6 ай бұрын

    Both of you are missing the point. You should steal a small amount from someone who stole a huge amount

  • @r3dp1ll

    @r3dp1ll

    6 ай бұрын

    the gov is the top dog. And no one can go after them.

  • @jacquelinem2873

    @jacquelinem2873

    6 ай бұрын

    Well said!

  • @radostinkanev8765
    @radostinkanev8765Ай бұрын

    It was very stupid and greedy of him to call the cops for 400k which is about 0.01% of his net worth

  • @OneWeb3
    @OneWeb34 күн бұрын

    So the lesson here is to never call the cops if you been robbing criminals... Lol

  • @shivanvpd
    @shivanvpd6 ай бұрын

    Was bullied as a child, bulllied and punished as an adult...pain never ends. That was a reward not a theft... More power Jimmy!

  • @user-li7wx2mh1g

    @user-li7wx2mh1g

    6 ай бұрын

    Not an excuse

  • @jay4you853

    @jay4you853

    6 ай бұрын

    Selective victim mentality much? Stolen money, is stolen money.

  • @Om999-

    @Om999-

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@user-li7wx2mh1gother way round, they steal our money every day

  • @Om999-

    @Om999-

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jay4you853other way round also, they steal our money every day

  • @josdomam

    @josdomam

    6 ай бұрын

    You are just mad they caught your MAGA boy. What happened to law and order?

  • @capybareno23
    @capybareno236 ай бұрын

    when the IRS spends more energy looking for the guy who stole from criminals than the actual criminals on the dark web lol

  • @QBL11104

    @QBL11104

    6 ай бұрын

    I mean he kinda did their job and I'm sure he will be working for them soon if not already.

  • @StellaXType

    @StellaXType

    6 ай бұрын

    @@QBL11104 SHUUUUUURE government is good people :) . Thats why everyday you have a story about war , mass shooting, crime. .......... and where are all these blue guys ......

  • @Monkers18

    @Monkers18

    6 ай бұрын

    They only care if there's a big money involved. That's pretty much always the case.

  • @jonwashington6440

    @jonwashington6440

    6 ай бұрын

    ​​@@Monkers18Right, cause then they keep the money and divide it amongst themselves 😅 So noble of them

  • @gbail61

    @gbail61

    6 ай бұрын

    Because they are the criminals themselves selling drugs and sh*t on the dark web, it’s probably their money and were looking for the kid for years

  • @mrcountry
    @mrcountry2 ай бұрын

    He was exposing the flaw in silkroad payment system and the owner give him that bitcoin plus bonus, so he's not stealing. He should be released.

  • @myintmyat2697
    @myintmyat269726 күн бұрын

    Even Joker isn't crazy enough to take on IRS.

  • @glennquagmire1747
    @glennquagmire17476 ай бұрын

    He was actually a decent guy, sure he stole from crooks but at least he shared his wealth with friends, mad respect for him

  • @chaoswarriorbr

    @chaoswarriorbr

    6 ай бұрын

    Stealing from crooks isn't stealing. Also, all the money that wasn't used activelly by him in any criminal activity, so money that landed on his lap and wasn't used on illegal drugs, weapons, etc. shouldn't be actually STOLEN by the government. If the government wanted the taxes on a crypto, that oscillates value so much and wasn't in the real world, I would call bs. Just tax him with the reasonable penalties over the coins he sold/cashed in and put him on a program to use his skills to actually get bad people. But no...let's just destroy his life over cryptocurrency he took from actual criminals. That just says to me Government can't be trusted to do anything really good for the people, just to maintain itself with power over people.

  • @DNVwicked1

    @DNVwicked1

    6 ай бұрын

    None of them was his friends.....

  • @BigBoss-gb4cx

    @BigBoss-gb4cx

    6 ай бұрын

    They wasn't his friends.... He just wanted them to be

  • @mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904

    @mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904

    6 ай бұрын

    He DID buy drugs with the money. I wonder about the legality of the assault rifle.

  • @glennquagmire1747

    @glennquagmire1747

    6 ай бұрын

    @@chaoswarriorbr- When Sammy the bull comes after you then keep telling that to yourself lol 🤣

  • @DemocratsAreDemonrats
    @DemocratsAreDemonrats5 ай бұрын

    “There’s no honor among thieves” really resonates when a representative of the biggest thieving organization says it.

  • @PikaQPika

    @PikaQPika

    4 ай бұрын

    They really think they're the good guys 😂

  • @ZayeedBaksh

    @ZayeedBaksh

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@PikaQPika 😂

  • @colanifakude9501

    @colanifakude9501

    3 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣

  • @RedPill24434

    @RedPill24434

    3 ай бұрын

    They say no honor among thieves, so what happened to people who steal from him?

  • @usucktoo

    @usucktoo

    3 ай бұрын

    nah. probably only top 5. theres exxon and monsanto and musk. all corporations are thieves. eattherich

  • @SweesherGurung-ju4cp
    @SweesherGurung-ju4cp6 күн бұрын

    How could he be so stupid calling cops on stolen things that he stole from others, it’s like a drug dealer calling cops on stolen drugs

  • @Mylifeisnotmyown
    @MylifeisnotmyownАй бұрын

    Side note- I picked up on the jab about the AR-15. I feel this was another intentional poke at them for the public to subliminally absorb and criminalize. They were in his home…. LOTS of people have loaded weapons inside their homes, that’s kinda the point of having them, in terms of home protection. There is nothing wrong with that.

  • @Tone2K
    @Tone2K6 ай бұрын

    If Bitcoin value had never seen a meteoric rise, the government wouldn't have even given Jimmy a warning.

  • @microchipmatt

    @microchipmatt

    6 ай бұрын

    Jimmy is a hero who obtained the bitcoin the most cleanly. The government criminal thugs saw blood dollar signs, and preyed on Jimmy’s kindness. Give Jimmy the money back you thugs.

  • @ryan_drums

    @ryan_drums

    6 ай бұрын

    @@microchipmatt A hero for buying coke off the darkweb?

  • @swaser112

    @swaser112

    6 ай бұрын

    @@ryan_drums he deprived other criminals and drug users. So it's a "murderer that murdered all other murderers" situation

  • @DominikPlaylists

    @DominikPlaylists

    6 ай бұрын

    Jimmy earned a few hundred dollars worth of bitcoin at the time of the event. This is all he should be criminally liable for. And the error was due to an unsolicited seller error that he promptly disclosed to the seller and the seller confirmed the money was so small he allowed Jimmy to keep it. In what universe is this a crime? The only criminal here is the IRS. I'm genuinely interested to see any legal argument in favor of the government.

  • @swaser112

    @swaser112

    6 ай бұрын

    @@DominikPlaylists kleptocrats

  • @JJs_playground
    @JJs_playground6 ай бұрын

    What a critical mistake by Jimmy. For $400K he went to jail and lost *$3.3Billion* . It's weird, but I feel bad for Jimmy.

  • @Kevin-uo4kt

    @Kevin-uo4kt

    6 ай бұрын

    He did steal that money from criminals on the dark web FREE JIMMY

  • @sellickusa

    @sellickusa

    6 ай бұрын

    I agree with you!

  • @FreakNasty52

    @FreakNasty52

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah... that is weird.

  • @cocolove9916

    @cocolove9916

    6 ай бұрын

    same

  • @VansEssa

    @VansEssa

    6 ай бұрын

    Those criminals are backed by the government, So they hunt down Jimmy. @@Kevin-uo4kt 🤣

  • @darmcdd
    @darmcdd2 ай бұрын

    And the government get clean away with daylight robbery 😂😂😂

  • @myintmyat2697
    @myintmyat269726 күн бұрын

    Saul Goodman: “If the IRS can get Capone, they can get you”

  • @erickrodriguez-rk2tj
    @erickrodriguez-rk2tj4 ай бұрын

    Biggest crime he committed was to trust the government 😢

  • @Unduplicatable

    @Unduplicatable

    3 ай бұрын

    They’re also masked. The government was desperate to put an innocent behind bars and they succeeded. They also admitted that they track EVERYTHING, especially in regard to crypto.

  • @LuisMartinez-nj7ln
    @LuisMartinez-nj7ln3 ай бұрын

    Jimmy opened the door, government said,” we’re here to help”😂

  • @ranjithneelamegam3992

    @ranjithneelamegam3992

    3 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @sabrinasmith1182

    @sabrinasmith1182

    2 ай бұрын

    lol

  • @tony_4792

    @tony_4792

    2 ай бұрын

    Wink wink

  • @user-ky3bm3lo7u

    @user-ky3bm3lo7u

    2 ай бұрын

    😂funny

  • @alexpayko4655

    @alexpayko4655

    28 күн бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bhupendradfyys4699
    @bhupendradfyys46995 күн бұрын

    He is not a criminal. He is a legend, live a dream of every youngster and hustler.

  • @dr.fragrance3185
    @dr.fragrance31852 ай бұрын

    Note to self: when you steal money, don't contact the cops if it's stolen back.

  • @diyscience3188
    @diyscience31886 ай бұрын

    Moral of the story: if you stole something from someone and then it gets stolen from you, don't file a complaint.😅

  • @deltapromasterlauj4848

    @deltapromasterlauj4848

    6 ай бұрын

    or call the 👮‍♀️

  • @richardjakuba761

    @richardjakuba761

    6 ай бұрын

    Exactly 🤣

  • @ali2naveed

    @ali2naveed

    6 ай бұрын

    jimmy got paid extra 5000 for his handwork for years and programming skill not because of abusing people or from any illegal work. the fact that they paid him extra to reveal the flaw makes him a programmer not a criminal, if a criminal come to your grocery shop or bakery and take bread do you have any concern where from he got the money. you have given him something in exchange for money. and the fact that nobody came in front claiming damages caused by jimmy totally free him from any responsibility. people lost many gems in history, whoever found has total authority over that asset that's justice. jimmy has nothing to do with slikroad and their business and clients. He is a nerd freelancer. Got paid for his work and skills.

  • @rowaystarco

    @rowaystarco

    6 ай бұрын

    He got paid for fixing a web page selling illegal drugs.. not great really. Probably worse than the theft itself.@@ali2naveed

  • @hankgoldenshaft

    @hankgoldenshaft

    6 ай бұрын

    Very true

  • @swatski87
    @swatski876 ай бұрын

    To me he was not a bad guy. He was a guy with a big heart, who trusted everybody around him. I hope he will come out on top of this. Hang in there buddy!

  • @Sam-K

    @Sam-K

    6 ай бұрын

    Only a complete fool trust "everybody" around him. The guy was clearly an attention seeking fool who didn't realize the simple fact that friends can't be bought. The guy didn't care about the turmoil of humanity as otherwise he would've made big donation to charities.

  • @evanoneill619

    @evanoneill619

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@Sam-K Just random large donations with his identity plastered in the news every time he made one. That would've kept his indentidity concelaed for sure!

  • @Sam-K

    @Sam-K

    5 ай бұрын

    @@evanoneill619 Don't know about you but anonymous donations are a thing here.

  • @scholaroftheworldalternatehist

    @scholaroftheworldalternatehist

    5 ай бұрын

    You don't come back after losing that much money. Bro will forever think about what he lost till he dies.

  • @evanoneill619

    @evanoneill619

    5 ай бұрын

    @@scholaroftheworldalternatehist depends on what someone's definition is of "coming back." Ppl like him are hired all the time after they've found loopholes or some way to hack extremely complex and encrypted systems. He could make a very comfortable living from countless billion $ corporations or the feds for that matter. Because for every person who has multiple degrees and got into this business to make a legitimate living, there will always be those who have the same educational backround or are simply smarter with no formal education whatsoever and use their knowledge for ulterior motives.

  • @starfy1197
    @starfy11972 ай бұрын

    It seems like he didn’t call the police because he cared about the missing money itself, but rather he wanted to find out who betrayed him

  • @StudentLifeLearning
    @StudentLifeLearning3 күн бұрын

    Lesson of the century: the cops are never your friends.

  • @tienf6642
    @tienf66426 ай бұрын

    crazy thing is the police never bother to get the person who stole from Jimmy

  • @blipblop92

    @blipblop92

    6 ай бұрын

    Not enough of a reward 😅

  • @jonnagel7022

    @jonnagel7022

    6 ай бұрын

    Because it was done by the same folks who wanted it all

  • @sharkmun

    @sharkmun

    6 ай бұрын

    You should know by now the government only helps the bad people. You (Jimmy) steal from criminals, the government will make you pay. Criminal steals from the good guys, the government doesn't care. For the government to even allow,the criminals to claim their bitcoins back after is pretty crazy.

  • @dragonsaige

    @dragonsaige

    6 ай бұрын

    Lmao so true. They don't care when your home gets broken into, only if there is something in it for them.

  • @captainsavem

    @captainsavem

    6 ай бұрын

    they even said it became a bigger interest once the value went to the billions

  • @drmiteshtrivedi
    @drmiteshtrivedi6 ай бұрын

    He sounds way nicer than most billionaires I've heard of. His poor dog has no way of knowing what happened to him, that's the heart breaking part of this whole thing.

  • @jamie6387

    @jamie6387

    6 ай бұрын

    The level of greed to worry about $1million being stolen from your $3billion of stolen money cannot be overlooked.

  • @Tommorow1994

    @Tommorow1994

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jamie6387 I don't think the amount of money was stolen was the reason he called the cops, but the fact that he had no idea who did it and could come back for more.

  • @TuNnL

    @TuNnL

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jamie6387that's not it at all. If they the thief gets away with stealing it, you know they are coming back for more. The guy had surveillance cameras everywhere, so these guys knew WTF they were doing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @PungiFungi

    @PungiFungi

    6 ай бұрын

    Well to be honest, this is the age old practice of buying friendship and acceptance. Zhong may have been a nice guy, but he was overweight and not particularly attractive so he compensated by flaunting money.

  • @viperabyss

    @viperabyss

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Tommorow1994 With his amount of money, he can easily buy another house (or a dozen) with cash. His arrogance of thinking he was in the clear was the reason why he got busted. Ironically, the people he stole from were smarter than him, by not claiming stolen assets.

  • @rooseveltscarsce9009
    @rooseveltscarsce900926 күн бұрын

    He took the bait when the government said we’re here to help”😂

  • @Patriot_123
    @Patriot_1232 ай бұрын

    Conclusion: U S Government got over 3 Billion Dollars!! Uncle Sam: "Well done Jimmy, enjoy your time in Jail"!!

  • @isaicalderon5371
    @isaicalderon53716 ай бұрын

    I don’t think this guy should be in prison. This is an embarrassment. Maybe give him some sort of punishment but not prison time.

  • @pbnjtamwichfpv

    @pbnjtamwichfpv

    6 ай бұрын

    Just another story about the police not doing their jobs and being incompetent. #defundthepolice

  • @javierjp8549

    @javierjp8549

    6 ай бұрын

    Law is not concerned about justice

  • @loualex6925

    @loualex6925

    6 ай бұрын

    Maybe its to sort of protecting him from dark web people

  • @RockG.o.d

    @RockG.o.d

    6 ай бұрын

    they shouldn't have taken the bitcoin either. cos although initially stolen, Ross told him to keep it for helping him discover a flaw. So it was payment for pentesting.

  • @RockG.o.d

    @RockG.o.d

    6 ай бұрын

    @@loualex6925 lol how does, putting his name out there protect him?

  • @dh4072
    @dh40726 ай бұрын

    He was giving his friends 10k with no strings attached like lmao, already has my sympathy

  • @christopheribarra1170

    @christopheribarra1170

    6 ай бұрын

    But money shouldn't buy friends. That's why they stole from him. He may have been a good guy, but he was going about it the wrong way.

  • @bladerunner53

    @bladerunner53

    6 ай бұрын

    I still do not understand why they arrested him! Any computer guy will do what zhong did. You play with software, codes, try all shorts of things. And at that time Bitcoin did not even have that much of a value.

  • @salkdhfpoahergpoahre1534

    @salkdhfpoahergpoahre1534

    6 ай бұрын

    “Friends”

  • @RockG.o.d

    @RockG.o.d

    6 ай бұрын

    @@bladerunner53 if it still didn't have much value, then they wouldn't have batted an eyelid.

  • @viktorcheng2061

    @viktorcheng2061

    6 ай бұрын

    Hope Jimmy uses his bitcoin expertise and invest in it legally when he gets out.

  • @socratesoliveira1176
    @socratesoliveira11762 ай бұрын

    So Jimmy exploited a flaw in Silk Road. The owner of the Bitcoin rewarded him for finding the flaw. Them the government stole from him. The IRS agent said: there is no honor among thieves. He could have completed: and the government is the biggest thieve of all.

  • @hanoitripper1809
    @hanoitripper1809Күн бұрын

    There’s a bit of Jimmy in all of us 🤣

  • @XorDev
    @XorDev6 ай бұрын

    He didn't steal. He found a loophole in the website and was compensated for helping to fix it. I'm leaning on Jimmy's side here

  • @Jasonsadventures

    @Jasonsadventures

    6 ай бұрын

    Yep, I'm really struggling to see anything illegal here, in fact I don't see any and I'm sure the only stealing done was the government stealing Jimmy's money.

  • @robf1801

    @robf1801

    6 ай бұрын

    Uhh that's all Jimmy's possibly made up story

  • @Jasonsadventures

    @Jasonsadventures

    6 ай бұрын

    @@robf1801 Autistic people don't make up stories. They don't have that ability. As you can clearly see in the video that is specific to neurotypical humans

  • @Thomes-Maisling

    @Thomes-Maisling

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Jasonsadventures I have a neice with asbergers and she makes up stories a lot. Autistic people are not some amorphous blob who all never lie. It's called a specrum for a reason.

  • @vvn9020

    @vvn9020

    6 ай бұрын

    Well hopefully he hid some coins for when he gets out the system really is corrupt and people are blind to it

  • @trythis2821
    @trythis28216 ай бұрын

    Jimmy should have got a medal and not jail time. He co-operated and made US government very rich. Not to mention he could be put to good use with law enforcement solving bitcoin crime and identifying flaws in the system.

  • @kcc853

    @kcc853

    4 ай бұрын

    Landed in jail as he deserves

  • @MrThai-wj5nj

    @MrThai-wj5nj

    4 ай бұрын

    @@kcc853 no he doesnt

  • @lesko50

    @lesko50

    4 ай бұрын

    Jimmy takes money from criminals and gives to the community… police take from criminals and use it to find out how to make more criminals out of the community .

  • @lesko50

    @lesko50

    4 ай бұрын

    He has 3b and calls the cops to report a theft of a fraction of that… who does that?!? Umm… somebody who wants to report theft in their community… Meanwhile…. The neighborhood is still having break ins and thefts, cops decided not to peruse that case now that they all got a pat on the back and got to screw over another kid they were jealous of. B/c u know… NOBODY in the community can be cooler than the cops think they are.

  • @Jatimkaa

    @Jatimkaa

    4 ай бұрын

    exactly what i was thinking too

  • @nihl4658
    @nihl46582 ай бұрын

    Jimmy is not even a thief. Most of them money would've been spend for the public than them govt would be spending it for the public.

  • @luism.5999
    @luism.5999Ай бұрын

    Mr Zhong, a friend is what he does when you are down at your lowest and they help you because they are thinking about you not because of what you have done for or given them.

  • @KrakkenXXX
    @KrakkenXXX3 ай бұрын

    These federal agents are nothing but high school bullys ANGRY that they missed out and the nerd won 😂

  • @JuniorSierra-xm7md

    @JuniorSierra-xm7md

    2 ай бұрын

    I thought it was the other way around

  • @kathyh4804
    @kathyh48046 ай бұрын

    It may be crazy but I feel so sorry for him. You could tell just by looking at him he’s a lonely guy. I don’t understand how the police could find evidence for his illegal activities so swiftly but can’t find who stole his money!? He stole from criminals, then the government stole from him… what a sad story about a lonely guy trying to buy friends 😢

  • @justinlegault9684

    @justinlegault9684

    6 ай бұрын

    Every person in this story is a criminal in my book. Ross Ulbrich, the dealers on the Silk Road, Jimmy, AND the Government. But, like everything else, the Government won, so we get their Narrative.

  • @johnqdoe

    @johnqdoe

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah, there are a lot of us losers out here like Jimmy lol. Anyway, the police only cared about solving the Silk Road portion of the investigation. The Silk Road and Bitcoin was and is a gigantic embarrassment to the entirety of law enforcement and the establishment worldwide. The promotions and accolades for the crony cops here came with solving anything related to Silk Road, most importantly with the payday for government coffers. They never cared about helping Jimmy or anyone. They only cared about saving face and cashing in themselves. Joke to say anything else. They should be so proud of themselves 🙄 Please

  • @Matt-iy2hk

    @Matt-iy2hk

    6 ай бұрын

    Sadly, it was also almost certainly one of those 'friends' that either broke into his house or gave info to the person that did.

  • @idonotknowanynames

    @idonotknowanynames

    6 ай бұрын

    Don't forget who the real villain in Robin Hood is

  • @workingguy3166

    @workingguy3166

    6 ай бұрын

    Don't worry the government is putting the money to good use.. by funding wars around the world and going into the pockets of politicians

  • @shiningforce9033
    @shiningforce90332 ай бұрын

    Just curious...Did they ever find the guy that originally stole the 400k worth of bitcoin 🤔 😂

  • @evansrotich6415
    @evansrotich64152 ай бұрын

    in kenya,the enemy is always DCI 😂

  • @alexanderdeburdegala4609
    @alexanderdeburdegala46096 ай бұрын

    So he stole from criminals? Wow how awful. I am so glad we dedicated resources to make sure we got the person who stole money from all drug dealers, weapons brokers, and many other evil doers. Who was this victory for? who were they looking out for? Oh and what an horrible person Zhong was, spending money in the local economy, being generous, god so glad they got him.

  • @flyingcucumber

    @flyingcucumber

    6 ай бұрын

    The exact rant we all wanted to voice out. Thanks for type it out. I really do think a better ending for him is to get away with it.

  • @dariusftw3378

    @dariusftw3378

    6 ай бұрын

    He didn't just steal from criminals - he also stole from customers. Potentially thousands of people with just a few hundred dollars to buy personal amounts of drugs

  • @jonnagel7022

    @jonnagel7022

    6 ай бұрын

    Government wanted that money and found a way to take it that's all I see in this.

  • @KJV-Flat-Earth

    @KJV-Flat-Earth

    6 ай бұрын

    @@dariusftw3378 he did not steal from customers. He stole silk road. Did The silk road owner press charges against him? No... They let him keep The Bitcoins in exchange for webdevelping service. He has not comited any crime... Stop being ignorante.

  • @digdong2530

    @digdong2530

    6 ай бұрын

    its IRS they dont care about you being a modern day robin hood, they just want the money

  • @markokononenko6023
    @markokononenko60236 ай бұрын

    While watching the whole documentary I had only one question, “DID THEY FIND THAT GUY WHO STOLE JIMMY’S MONEY??????” That’s why he called you!

  • @qbanz00

    @qbanz00

    5 ай бұрын

    Nope, they got $3b worth of bitcoin and probably kept some personal cash for themselves , they don’t care

  • @livefreewithjd

    @livefreewithjd

    4 ай бұрын

    I was livid reading they put no effort into finding who stole from Jimmy.

  • @user-et1eh3mn1q

    @user-et1eh3mn1q

    4 ай бұрын

    It was the government from the start. It was all a setup

  • @karmaphunchok691

    @karmaphunchok691

    4 ай бұрын

    Maybe it was them who stole 4000000 so they could investigate him.

  • @AkakiPeikrishvili

    @AkakiPeikrishvili

    4 ай бұрын

    Police probably stole it themselves to later investigate him.

  • @mann234
    @mann234Ай бұрын

    Interesting - the gain and reuse of money for good or evil reveals the character of the person in charge.

  • @kopikopikopikopikopi
    @kopikopikopikopikopiАй бұрын

    when the journalist asking the P.I, who does that, calling cop for a fraction of stolen loot from bigger pot, i immediately remembers pryce danny from better call saul.

  • @theBitcoinLedger
    @theBitcoinLedger6 ай бұрын

    This is not even a crime, developers get paid for bug bounties every single day in this world and that's what happened here. Ross Ulbrict paid him to identify the error, SilkRoad took the loss, none of the drug dealers or users lost money until the government shut it down and seized them. Not to mention, he was smart enough to hodl them until they went up in value. The abuse and manipulation by these cops and the justice department is sickening.

  • @AskfirmationGoddess

    @AskfirmationGoddess

    6 ай бұрын

    You are so right. In the end he didnt steal anything. I don't get how this silk road thing would of even had a case to investigate this. Its so confusing.

  • @Maya-sv1pz

    @Maya-sv1pz

    6 ай бұрын

    US government is like China, they use "law" to steal from citizens

  • @alexb8016

    @alexb8016

    6 ай бұрын

    100% spot on

  • @HustleHeadquarters

    @HustleHeadquarters

    6 ай бұрын

    😢

  • @ConsensusX

    @ConsensusX

    5 ай бұрын

    Never talk to pigs. Jimmy was smart, but not street smart.

  • @mired914
    @mired9146 ай бұрын

    The ending actually made me tear up. Dude actually seemed like a good guy. Hopefully his dog is still around when he gets out :/.

  • @jtgd

    @jtgd

    6 ай бұрын

    Probs not

  • @PungiFungi

    @PungiFungi

    6 ай бұрын

    Since this is a Federal sentence, that means he will have to serve like around 80% of it, that is if he has a record of good behavior. So he may serve less than 1 year.

  • @nascagy

    @nascagy

    6 ай бұрын

    Its alright he will be out in a year and he will be hired by just about every IT company on earth etc.

  • @republicchowkidar6953

    @republicchowkidar6953

    6 ай бұрын

    he not good guy.

  • @Melaann

    @Melaann

    6 ай бұрын

    He really was sweet. I went to HS with him and he was used for his intelligence in school. He found himself in the wrong crowd before graduation and just never stoppped, all he wanted was friends and to be liked.

  • @07jdom
    @07jdomАй бұрын

    Government saw that Bitcoin cheese and said “Thank you very much, we’ll take that”

  • @brentm8863
    @brentm8863Ай бұрын

    I was amazed at how comfortable he was showing them everything, when he opened up his laptop….i was like oh he is so screwed. I def feel bad for him.