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Scandal Mark Bomber Thompson Raided By Vic Police (Update pg 66: Charged with possession and trafficking)
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That was 2013 and there has been about 10 popular marketplaces since then and they're still going strong, using BTC and BCC, soon XMR. The whole point of Bitcoin and the dark web was to use Tor and not have your IP address traceable.
I remember a few years ago vendors were selling pingas for like 1BTC each (back when BTC was worth 20AUD). Selling bulk bulk s**t too, packs of 1000, ounces of MD etc. Probably don't feel like dumbarses now.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/ma...e/news-story/31a3979f944e75bca2de2185d2b40606
TROUBLED football great Mark “Bomber” Thompson was turned away from an immigration detention centre after trying to visit an inmate involved in drugs and sex work.
The Herald Sun can reveal Thompson arrived at the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre late last year, where he was recognised by staff and visitors.
The former star player and coach was seeking to visit a foreign-born criminal who was awaiting deportation after being linked to drugs and “sex work-type activities”, according to sources.
One source said Thompson was delivering a “pink case” to the inmate, but he was turned away by security guards before he could enter.
TROUBLED football great Mark “Bomber” Thompson was turned away from an immigration detention centre after trying to visit an inmate involved in drugs and sex work.
The Herald Sun can reveal Thompson arrived at the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre late last year, where he was recognised by staff and visitors.
The former star player and coach was seeking to visit a foreign-born criminal who was awaiting deportation after being linked to drugs and “sex work-type activities”, according to sources.
One source said Thompson was delivering a “pink case” to the inmate, but he was turned away by security guards before he could enter.
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Whats the significance of this story above?
That he mixes with cons?
That he mixes with cons?
He has black satchel when he rides a bike? Black i tell you ZOMG!?!
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Are things that bad he can only afford a bike?
So bloody arrogant.He's always had the munchies...
His car has a gps chip in it
He is running a different style of "Deliveroo"
Isn't it just painting the picture that he has been a dodgy character for a while?
Allegedly dodgy....
Interesting concept using Tor and not being traceable...
https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=jay+michaud
He's always had the munchies...
Could actually be the last time he was seen eating.
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In the latest development Peter Dutton's office has released an image of the detainee that Thompson allegedly tried to "visit"
Dutton was further quoted as saying that anyone with the alias 'Bomber' was obviously a threat to national security, most likely a dangerous criminal and potentially a labor voter. Although confirming the suspect was an Australian native his office was looking into Mark being deported to Tasmania.
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Never judge a book by its cover, bloke's probably harmless.
More likely:
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Delivering a pink suitcase to this guy???
I just served an ex-coach at my work, who said he wasn't surprised at all.
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I find this whole thing a little sad actually. They say when someone suffers from a breakdown and depression its hard to read the warning signs.
I feel though in Thompson's case he has well and truely fallen down that path. There were signs through a lot of he's interviews the past few years.
But the big quote and hint in all of this is around after Hird tried taking his own life. Bomber was on AFL 360 doing an interview with Robbo. That one sentence now becomes more clear then ever. "This will probably end up killing me." That right there should of been a big sign that this man isn't well.
I remember watching it live and seeing the reaction of surprise on Robbo's face when he said it. A lot of he's interviews the past few years have been pretty open and depressing. He's marriage breakdown and the people he is now associating with. Its all pretty strange to me.
All signs before this latest incident leave me to believe that its been contributed to a mental breakdown and I fear that we may be seeing a headline soon that reads Thompson has taken his own life.
I feel though in Thompson's case he has well and truely fallen down that path. There were signs through a lot of he's interviews the past few years.
But the big quote and hint in all of this is around after Hird tried taking his own life. Bomber was on AFL 360 doing an interview with Robbo. That one sentence now becomes more clear then ever. "This will probably end up killing me." That right there should of been a big sign that this man isn't well.
I remember watching it live and seeing the reaction of surprise on Robbo's face when he said it. A lot of he's interviews the past few years have been pretty open and depressing. He's marriage breakdown and the people he is now associating with. Its all pretty strange to me.
All signs before this latest incident leave me to believe that its been contributed to a mental breakdown and I fear that we may be seeing a headline soon that reads Thompson has taken his own life.
Just more bad governance
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...e/news-story/ea6d921b0fe1b72547f668093534c6c8
The family of Mark “Bomber” Thompson has vowed to stand by him after he was caught up in a serious drug-trafficking investigation, however the former AFL figure has declined to shed any light on events of the past week, insisting it was “not a good idea” for him to talk.
“I can’t, I just can’t,” said the former AFL champion at his Port Melbourne home yesterday. “It’s not a good idea for me to talk to anyone.”
Family members have also been reluctant to discuss the matter, which became public when Thompson’s apartment was raided by police last Friday. However, his brother Steven Thompson spoke briefly yesterday.
“We’re supporting him, that’s all I’ll say,” Mr Thompson, who runs an electrical business in Melbourne’s northwest suburbs, said.
Friends have expressed concerns for Thompson, a premiership player with Essendon who also coached Geelong to two grand final wins, suggesting that he had distanced himself from old footballing friends and associates over recent months. Several claimed they had attempted to contact him in recent days, unsuccessfully.
After emerging from his home to go for a bike ride on Thursday, he appeared despondent yesterday when he answered the door, dressed casually in a T-shirt and shorts.
He refused to be drawn on how he knew Thomas Windsor, the 28-year-old who had allegedly been staying at his home in the lead-up to being charged with drug-related offences earlier this week.
“That’s a question,” he said, before his voice trembled and he looked down at the floor, shaking his head.
Police have declined to provide an update on the investigation in which three people have been charged with trafficking a drug of dependence — Mr Windsor, 31-year-old Lara man Karl “Bang Bang” Holt and a Mill Park woman — other than to say it was ongoing.
It has been reported that drugs were found inside Thompson’s home.
Thompson was interviewed by police on Tuesday but released without charge, pending further investigation.
Both Mr Windsor and Mr Holt are allegedly linked to bikie groups in the Geelong region. The heavily tattooed Mr Windsor, who grew up on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, is a father to a young son.
The questioning follows a difficult period for 54-year-old Thompson whose most recent coaching stint, at Essendon, was mired by the long-running supplements scandal.
He was personally fined $30,000 and has spoken frankly about how he remained “bitter and twisted” over how the matter played out. He’s also claimed it led to the breakdown of his marriage with his second wife.
“I don’t like the game any more, I don’t want to work in the AFL system, I don’t want to associate with people,” he said addressing a function late last year. “I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is.”
Thompson had become heavily involved in trading Bitcoin, the digital currency that soared in value last year before shedding significant value in recent weeks.
The family of Mark “Bomber” Thompson has vowed to stand by him after he was caught up in a serious drug-trafficking investigation, however the former AFL figure has declined to shed any light on events of the past week, insisting it was “not a good idea” for him to talk.
“I can’t, I just can’t,” said the former AFL champion at his Port Melbourne home yesterday. “It’s not a good idea for me to talk to anyone.”
Family members have also been reluctant to discuss the matter, which became public when Thompson’s apartment was raided by police last Friday. However, his brother Steven Thompson spoke briefly yesterday.
“We’re supporting him, that’s all I’ll say,” Mr Thompson, who runs an electrical business in Melbourne’s northwest suburbs, said.
Friends have expressed concerns for Thompson, a premiership player with Essendon who also coached Geelong to two grand final wins, suggesting that he had distanced himself from old footballing friends and associates over recent months. Several claimed they had attempted to contact him in recent days, unsuccessfully.
After emerging from his home to go for a bike ride on Thursday, he appeared despondent yesterday when he answered the door, dressed casually in a T-shirt and shorts.
He refused to be drawn on how he knew Thomas Windsor, the 28-year-old who had allegedly been staying at his home in the lead-up to being charged with drug-related offences earlier this week.
“That’s a question,” he said, before his voice trembled and he looked down at the floor, shaking his head.
Police have declined to provide an update on the investigation in which three people have been charged with trafficking a drug of dependence — Mr Windsor, 31-year-old Lara man Karl “Bang Bang” Holt and a Mill Park woman — other than to say it was ongoing.
It has been reported that drugs were found inside Thompson’s home.
Thompson was interviewed by police on Tuesday but released without charge, pending further investigation.
Both Mr Windsor and Mr Holt are allegedly linked to bikie groups in the Geelong region. The heavily tattooed Mr Windsor, who grew up on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, is a father to a young son.
The questioning follows a difficult period for 54-year-old Thompson whose most recent coaching stint, at Essendon, was mired by the long-running supplements scandal.
He was personally fined $30,000 and has spoken frankly about how he remained “bitter and twisted” over how the matter played out. He’s also claimed it led to the breakdown of his marriage with his second wife.
“I don’t like the game any more, I don’t want to work in the AFL system, I don’t want to associate with people,” he said addressing a function late last year. “I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is.”
Thompson had become heavily involved in trading Bitcoin, the digital currency that soared in value last year before shedding significant value in recent weeks.
They should have asked whats he trading to get the bitcoins ?
You can just buy Bitcoins on any number of exchanges. You don't have to be 'trading' anything to get them
Not exactly. You have to trade money for them.
Thats why I said 'buy'.....and yes I know its referred to as a trade.
I was responding to a poster that queried 'what he traded'
