Ross Ulbricht, Trump and Silk Road

Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each
President Trump's decision to issue a pardon to Ulbricht came after ongoing pressure from his mother, and from Bitcoin-loving libertarians who regarded h
Crypto Industry Cheers Trump’s Pardon of Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts welcomed President Trump’s pardoning of Ross Ulbricht, who had been serving a life sentence without parole for running underground drug bazaar Silk Ro
Soft On Crime: Donald Trump Gives Silk Road Drug Dealer Ross Ulbricht A Pardon, X Is Not Surprised
Social media slams Donald Trump for giving Silk Road operator and notorious drug dealer Ross Ulbricht an unconditional pardon.
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
President Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the drug marketplace Silk Road who is revered by many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and libertarians. “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbright to let her know,” Mr. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, misspelling Ulbricht’s name.
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 Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
In 2015, a 31-year-old yoga enthusiast from Austin named Ross Ulbricht was found guilty of being the online drug kingpin “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Convicted on 7 counts, the judge sentenced him to life in prison. Trump pardoned Ulbricht on Tuesday and now he’s a free man after more than 10 years in custody.
Trump pardons Silk Road drug website founder Ross Ulbricht
Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence on federal drug trafficking charges for setting up the illegal website.
Ross Ulbricht: Trump pardons imprisoned founder of Silk Road underground drug marketplace
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling illegal drugs and other contraband goods like hacking equipment and stolen passports.
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Founder of Online Drug Marketplace Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht had been sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after a high-profile prosecution that highlighted the role of the internet in illegal markets.
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht for online drug scheme
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 others conducted more than $200 million in illicit trade using bitcoin.
Ross Ulbricht reportedly still has about $47 million in Bitcoin
Recently pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht might still have around 430 Bitcoin worth over $47 million across several wallets. According to blockchain researcher Conor Grogan, he has identified several wallets associated with Ulbricht holding the BTC.
Trump announces pardon of online drug marketplace Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
Trump said he granted the full pardon in honor of Ulbricht's mother "and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so ...
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road
Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and ...