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 ...

Penn State graduate Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for running Silk Road, a drug marketplace on the dark web that conducted more than US$200 million in illegal drugs trade using bitcoin ...

The mastermind behind the “Silk Road” online marketplace that facilitated millions of dollars of drug sales has been given a full and unconditional pardon by US President Donald Trump.

In 2015, a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison for drug trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering.

In 2015, a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison for drug trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering.

While U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned the founder of the dark web’s “Silk Road” drug market, a B.C. man charged in the same case still faces an extradition hearing next month.

Ross Ulbricht, arrested in 2013, was convicted in 2015 of charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering.

Pardoning Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence, fulfills a campaign promise made to crypto diehards who backed Donald ...

Donald Trump has used his presidential powers to pardon convicted felon Ross Ulbricht, the founder of notorious dark web ...

Ross Ulbricht's life sentence for Silk Road, his regrets, and Trump's controversial pardon. Learn about his rise and fall.

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