Angel William Quinones, Conspiracy to Import MDMA, Florida 2014

Tampa, Florida, April 2014 – Angel William Quinones (34, Largo) has been charged with conspiracy to import MDMA, a/k/a Ecstasy or “Molly,” into the United States.

According to a plea agreement filed in United States District Court in Tampa, Quinones faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

From at least August 2012 through October 2013, Quinones used the underground website known as “Silk Road” as part of a conspiracy to import at least 9,193 grams of MDMA into the Middle District of Florida, for further distribution in the United States.

Quinones, operating out of Largo, Florida, used the usernames “UnderGroundSyndicate” and “BTCmaster” to advertise, market, and sell illegal drugs on Silk Road. He obtained his MDMA principally from a Dutch supplier named Cornelis Jan Slomp (22), also known as “SuperTrips” on Silk Road.

On October 2, 2013, with assistance from agencies in Chicago, federal agents executed a search warrant at Quinones' home in Largo. During the search, agents found approximately $157,580 in cash, documents and keys associated with Post Office boxes used by the UnderGroundSyndicate and BTCmaster accounts, and various electronic media.

Forensic analysis of that electronic media later uncovered spreadsheets and other documents authored by Quinones, which were associated with the UnderGroundSyndicate and BTCmaster accounts, including Silk Road transactions.

Quinones used the UnderGroundSyndicate and BTCmaster accounts to communicate with Slomp. In August 2012, Quinones entered into an arrangement with Slomp, whereby Slomp would provide him with wholesale quantities of MDMA on credit. Quinones, in turn, would sell the substances to his own customers via Silk Road and then split the proceeds with Slomp.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/top-silk-road-distributor-drugs-and-bitcoins-charged-tampa