Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht lost his bid to get out from a life sentence for operating the underground illegal drug marketplace. According to a report in Wired, a second circuit appellate court on Wednesday (May 31) rejected Ulbricht’s appeal to fight the sentence, which he has...
Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the bitcoin-ran Silk Road online illegal drug marketplace, has filed an appeal — less than a week after a federal judge sentenced him to life in prison. The appeal, filed in court on June 1, disputes both the May 29...
Calling the Silk Road “an assault on the public health of our communities,” Federal Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced 31-year-old Ross Ulbricht to life in prison for his role in creating the Silk Road — the bitcoin-ran online drug marketplace that funneled through billions of dollars for...
Ross Ulbricht is trying for one last plea of sympathy as he nears his judgement day in court this week (May 31). The 31-year-old convicted leader of the bitcoin-ran Silk Road, the online marketplace that funneled through billions of dollars for selling heroin, cocaine and crystal...
June 18, 2018
Five years after Silk Road shut down, one of its alleged advisers is being extradited to the U.S. to face newly unsealed charges for his role in the operation. According to The Verge, Roger Clark was the alleged mentor, adviser and confidant to Silk Road’s founder, Ross Ulbricht. Silk Road was dubbed the “Amazon of […]
June 01, 2017
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht lost his bid to get out from a life sentence for operating the underground illegal drug marketplace. According to a report in Wired, a second circuit appellate...
June 08, 2015
Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the bitcoin-ran Silk Road online illegal drug marketplace, has filed an appeal — less than a week after a federal judge sentenced him to life...
June 01, 2015
Calling the Silk Road “an assault on the public health of our communities,” Federal Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced 31-year-old Ross Ulbricht to life in prison for his role in creating the...
