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theguardian.com: Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison

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Springfield

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This whole story fascinates me. Along with "Silk Road" and "deep web" in general.

Ross Ulbricht, the man behind illegal online drug emporium Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by Judge Katherine Forrest of Manhattan’s US district court for the southern district of New York.

Before the sentencing the parents of the victims of drug overdoses addressed the court. Ulbricht broke down in tears. “I never wanted that to happen,” he said. “I wish I could go back and convince myself to take a different path.”

The 31-year-old physics graduate and former boy scout was handed five sentences: one for 20 years, one for 15 years, one for five and two for life. All are to be served concurrently with no chance of parole.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/29/silk-road-ross-ulbricht-sentenced

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Anyone want to volunteer the cliff notes of what he did other than run a website?

Facilitated the selling and buying of illegal substances across the world. Hiring hit men to kill other members of Silk Road. Basically they accused him of the same thing they would accuse the Godfather of. A mafia kingpin.

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Facilitated the selling and buying of illegal substances across the world. Hiring hit men to kill other members of Silk Road. Basically they accused him of the same thing they would accuse the Godfather of. A mafia kingpin.

I see. So I guess he's the one who knocks. Or perhaps he's the one who says "you've got mail!"
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I see. So I guess he's the one who knocks. Or perhaps he's the one who says "you've got mail!"

 

He may have done that (still looking for it), but from what I've read he understood web development enough to build and maintain Silk Road from scratch integrating it with the Tor network. I don't think he would've gotten life if he didn't allow Silk Road to go level 11 allowing the sale of things like Child Porn and hired assasins (which he started paying people to do in order to protect his web site).

http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-ross-ulbricht-the-brilliant-alleged-mastermind-of-silk-road-2013-10

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haven't made it all the way through the story at this link yet. But its pretty fascinating

http://www.wired.com/2015/04/silk-road-1/

 

 

I see. So I guess he's the one who knocks. Or perhaps he's the one who says "you've got mail!"

 

  

 

Man, what a fascinating tale.  And Poker Packer, holy crap, after reading the link above, the allusion to Walter White in reference to Ulbricht is perfect.

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The stuff one could buy and sell on his site attracted every agency.  Guns for the ATF, drugs for the DEA, hacking software for the NSA, and all of the above including murder for hire for the FBI.  I didn't see the terrorism buzz word in there so I guess homeland security could sit this one out, but I'm betting there were concerns terrorists could use it and that would have looped them in as well.  Essentially every law enforcement branch of the federal government had cause to want this site ended.  Also, the guy had piles of money the government could confiscate which is like a dinner bell for law enforcement that will all race to claim this prize.

 

No surprise the guy is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars. 

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