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Ross William Ulbricht (/ ˈ ʊ l b r ɪ k t /; born March 27, 1984) [1] is an American who created and operated the darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services.
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering.
Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after a high-profile prosecution that highlighted the role of the internet in black markets and ended with him being convicted on seven counts ...
The founder of Silk Road, a site on the dark web for selling drugs and other contraband items, has called President Donald Trump “a man of his word” after he was pardoned this week.. Trump ...
Ross William Ulbricht was indicted under the Continuing Criminal Enterprise statute, along with other offenses, for running the Silk Road online marketplace. [19] On February 4, 2015, he was found guilty on all counts. [20] On May 29, 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to two life sentences plus 40 years without the possibility of parole. [21]
He was sentenced that May to two life terms in prison, plus 40 years. Silk Road sold drugs and other illegal products while accepting bitcoin as payment. Ulbricht was convicted for being the ...
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and ...
People hold signs in support of jailed darknet market Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, as former President Trump attends the Libertarian Party's national convention in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2024.