Counterfeit Oxycodone Vendor "KingofKeys" Imprisoned

~2 min read | Published on 2023-04-09, tagged CounterfeitsDarkweb-VendorIndicted using 393 words.

An Arizona man will spend over six years behind bars for distributing fentanyl-laced pills through the dark web and encrypted messaging platforms.

The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia revealed that 32-year-old John Ryan McKernan of Scottsdale, Arizona, was convicted of distributing counterfeit Oxycodone and Xanax tabs through the "KingofKeys" vendor profile on Vice City Market. McKernan also sold the pills via Wickr and Signal under the usernames "magicboy27" and "KofK" respectively.
According to court documents, FBI investigators first came across the KingofKeys vendor profile on Vice City in May 2022. The vendor joined the market in August 2021 and had completed 139 orders.
In May 2022, the investigators made two undercover purchases from the vendor, the first one via Vice City and the second one through Wickr. In both cases, the investigators received USPS priority mail envelopes that carried light blue pills placed inside multiple mylar bags. The pills had "M" and "30" stamped on the sides and tested positive for fentanyl.
Information acquired from USPIS revealed that the shipping labels used on the packages had been purchased from a PostNet in Scottsdale.
On being questioned, the PostNet employee turned witness revealed that the packages had been mailed by a '20 something man going by the name Johnny.' The employee also had the mailer's email address: [email][email protected][/email]. The email address was associated with McKernan's name.
Fingerprint analysis on one of the packages revealed that four fingerprints found on the envelope were a match to McKernan. Arizona DMV records gave the investigators access to McKernan's address.
Next, the investigator decided to place an order from the vendor through Signal. The vendor contacted the investigators via the KofK Signal account. The vendor had linked the account to a phone number.
Information acquired from Coinbase revealed that there were two accounts associated with McKernan. The first account was registered under [email][email protected][/email] and McKernan's home address. The second account was associated with the email: [email][email protected][/email] and the phone number associated with the KofK Signal account.
Pictures taken by the investigators during the surveillance at McKernan's residence, pictures of McKernan mailing drug packages taken by the PostNet employee, and pictures of drug packages that KofK sent to the investigators confirmed that McKernan had been mailing drug packages to the investigators.
The investigators subsequently arrested McKernan on October 18, 2022.
McKernan was sentenced to six years and six months in prison on April 7, 2023.

Comments (11)


Update2023-04-09
3ee9d29b

Finally, investigators were able to lure McKernan from his residence into a small bear trap placed in his front yard. Witnesses reported that McKernan could be heard screaming from down the street “get it off me, it hurts, it hurts,” while investigators worked to remove the bear trap and apprehend McKernan.

wowzer2023-04-09
aea9d161

lol signal bro cmon

high reaching fruit2023-04-10
d5fbe706

Dealing to federal agents using signal and your real phone number. Brilliant opsec! Glad there are dumb fucks out there like this to keep the feds busy while I go UNTOUCHED. fucking faggots.

4534362023-04-10
d6149634

besides not to use one's real phone number what to use instead of signal?

kdkdkd2023-04-11
b22fb49d

you dont use a phone at all. do it all online and on tor.

Exmerelda 2023-04-21
2f348064

What's good

Bobby Hill2023-06-01
d9867f0b

Agreed bro plus thier selling bogus shit karmas a bitch you feel me!!

DNL SUCKS NOW2023-04-11
c74d31d1

You fell off so fucking hard, I can't believe you would even waste your money buying this site. Have you ever wondered why the site isn't getting as much traction anymore? You aren't even reporting on important news like Elude exit scamming. Pathetic. Do yourself a favor and take this site down, it's a waste of bandwidth in the interwebz.

druggiebear2023-04-11
b4199d4c

something about AZ vendors lol. must be that heat... shit for brains

screenhabit2023-04-22
db58528f

fingerprints on packs? where are the trendy return shipping stickers like grandma always had?

TheClassClown2023-04-23
5845b96d

mmmm that picture for the story.... I could fill my bowl up with them, pour milk on top and thats some tasty fucking breakfast with a bit of zing. yumeee