https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alphabay-dark-web-marketplace-moderator-gets-11-years-in-prison/ > Bryan Connor Herrell, a 25-year-old from Colorado, was sentenced to 11 years of prison time for acting as a moderator on the dark web marketplace AlphaBay. > According to court documents, between May 2016 and July 2017, Herrell acted as a marketplace moderator and a scam watcher known under the 'Penissmith' and 'Botah' nicknames.