Former Tor Operator Jailed for 3 Years Pre-Trial After Refusing FBI Decryption Assistance
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Summary
A woman describes how her husband, Conrad Rockenhaus, a former Tor operator who ran fast relays and exit nodes, has been jailed for three years pre-trial after refusing to help the FBI decrypt traffic from his exit nodes. The government arrested him on minor CFAA charges from an old workplace, but the wife claims this is pretextual retaliation for his refusal to assist with decryption. She alleges the FBI fabricated evidence about graphics driver usage to access the dark web and that her husband is being wrongfully detained in a county jail in Michigan's Eastern District.
Key quotes
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This nightmare began when he refused to help the FBI decrypt traffic from his exit nodes
Their official reason? A minor, non-violent CFAA charge from an old workplace
My husband is a former Tor operator, and at one point, he ran some of the fastest relays and exit nodes in the world
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