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Former Secret Service Agent Who Stole Bitcoins During Probe Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
A former Secret Service agent who illegally accessed the now-defunct Silk Road website and stealing bitcoin was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison and ordered to pay $1 million for the siphoned currency.