Podcasts about oxymonster

Gal Vallerius was a seemingly mild-mannered Frenchman, with a wife and family, living in Paris France. However, behind the scenes, or should we say, behind the screen, Gal was known as “OxyMonster”, one of the most prominent drug dealers on the dark web.    Sources: “Dark web”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web, accessed June 17, 2025.  “Dark Web Administrator Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking and Money Laundering”, U.S. Department of Justice Archives, Oct 9, 2018, https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/dark-web-administrator-sentenced-20-years-prison-narcotics-trafficking-and-money-laundering, accessed June 16, 2025  Schaffer, Lisa M., “Underground Drug Trafficker 'OxyMonster' Sentenced to 20 Years”, FindLaw.com, Mar 21, 2019, https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/underground-drug-trafficker-oxymonster-sentenced-to-20-years/, accessed June 16, 2025.  DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER and ASSOCIATED PRESS, “French 'OxyMonster' drug dealer who was arrested when he arrived in the US for a beard competition is sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a trafficking operation on the dark web”, Dailymail.com, Oct 9, 2018, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6258439/French-OxyMonster-jailed-20-years.html, accessed June 17, 2025.   Thubron, Rob, “Dark web drug dealer and fan of large beards gets 20-year prison sentence”, TechSpot, Oct 11, 2018, https://www.techspot.com/news/76879-dark-web-drug-dealer-fan-large-beards-gets.html, accessed June 17, 2025.  Schwartz, Drew, “Competitive Beard Grower Admits He Helped Run Massive Dark Web Drug Site”, Vice, June 12, 2018, https://www.vice.com/en/article/competitive-beard-grower-oxymonster-dream-market-pleads-guilty-vgtrn/, accessed June 17, 2025.  “Mustache and Beard Competitions: The Complete Guide”, Beard Growth World, https://www.beardgrowthworld.com/beard-and-mustache-competition/, accessed June 21, 2025.   “Opioids and the opioid crisis – Get the facts”, Government of Canada, https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/get-the-facts.html, accessed June 21, 2025.  “Understanding the Opioid Overdose Epidemic”, CDC, Nov 1, 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/about/understanding-the-opioid-overdose-epidemic.html, accessed June 21, 2025. 

A bonus episode from the archives! A darknet drug dealer is arrested for selling fentanyl on the way to a beard convention. We just can't make this stuff up. Created, Produced & Hosted by Keith Korneluk Written & Researched by Lauren Minkoff Mixed & Mastered by David Swope Theme Son You Are Digital by Computerbandit

OxyMonster sold drugs on the darknet at Dream Market. Something happened though, and it all came crashing down. Sponsors This episode was sponsored by Detectify. Try their web vulnerability scanner free. Go to https://detectify.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=DARKNET This episode was sponsored by Molekule, a new air purifier that completely destroys air pollutants to help you breath easier. https://molekule.com to use check out code “DARKNET10” to get a discount. See complete list of sources at https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/58. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: the operator of Dream Market and owner of the best beard in the biz, OxyMonster, is sentenced to 20 years in prison; another US indictment of Russian hackers mentions the use of bitcoin for illicit purposes; and Binance shakes up the exchange world with a massive overhaul of its coin listing process. Finally, our panelists face off over Aurora, the dApp platform "creating a bright and colorful blockchain world."

Theme Song – Explosions in the Sky “A Song for Our Fathers” 00:01 Quick Takes, GOAT Trophy Draft, Father’s Day 00:10 “Hell is full of Dads” 02:03 Introducing our guest moderator 02:22 Jorge’s Home and ready for Quick Takes 02:56 Where LeBron’s going? 03:38 World Ocean’s Day 06:30 What do you do to reduce your waste? 07:55 What do you need to do better? 11:10 OxyMonster brought to justice 14:15 GOAT Trophy Draft 15:20 Dishonorable Mentions 18:01 The Draft Begins 28:50 What does Father’s Day mean to men without fathers? 29:39 Brief History of Father’s Day 32:25 Fuck cancer 38:13 Sidebar on Wes Anderson -- call your dad, bro (if he’s alive) 38:55 Chris is a dad now, what changes? (Everything) 41:35 Chris’s awesome rooms for his sons 45:15 Do you think about being a father? 46:35 4-year-old level Spanish 47:35 Bash’s Modest Proposal 49:11 Is Joseph’s window closing? 51:35 Don’t we have enough people though? 55:38 Adoption? 58:42 Does your relationship to your father inform being one?

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