Ex-U.S. agent gets over six years for bitcoin theft in Silk Road probe

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former U.S. federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black market for information on its probe. In a San Francisco federal court on Monday, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg said the scope of his betrayal was "breathtaking." U.S. prosecutors had requested an 87-month prison sentence, while Forc