Iranian National Indicted for Operating Darknet Marketplace Nemesis

Behrouz Parsarad, an Iranian national, has been indicted by the U.S. for running Nemesis Market, a prominent darknet marketplace based in Tehran. This operation generated over $30 million in illicit transactions between 2021 and March 2024, allegedly facilitating illegal sales of drugs, counterfeit documents, and stolen data. The indictment highlights US efforts to combat darknet marketplaces, with financial interdiction as the primary strategy.