Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht After Urging Death Penalty For Drug Dealers
In a move that has sparked debate, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, who had been serving two life sentences plus 40 years for enabling the illegal trade of drugs and other illicit goods. People using his site traded in bitcoin to avoid detection.
Trump pardons founder of drug marketplace whose case was championed by libertarians
Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for owning and operating Silk Road, a dark web marketplace for drugs and other illicit products.
Ross Ulbricht, pardoned by Donald Trump, was a pioneer of crypto-crime
Until, of course, in 2013 the Silk Road was shut down by FBI agents and Mr Ulbricht, then 29 years old, was arrested in the science-fiction section of a San Francisco public library. In 2015, after a four-week trial,
Ross Ulbricht Breaks Silence after Donald Trump's Pardon
"Donald Trump is a man of his word," the Silk Road founder said in a video published on X hours after release from prison.
Trump pardons creator of Silk Road drug marketplace
Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole nearly a decade ago. President Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the drug marketplace Silk Road who is revered by many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and Libertarians.
Trump pardons online drug marketplace Silk Road founder, Austin native Ross Ulbricht
President Trump said he granted the full pardon in honor of Ross Ulbricht's mother "and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly."
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