‘Don’t Complain…You Didn't Bother to Speak Up’: Ross Ulbricht Trial Begins
Some are labeling it the trial for Internet freedom, others - freedom to retain some privacy - but it will center around one man. The alleged operator of Silk Road known by his pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR) was identified by Law Enforcement to be Ross Ulbricht and tomorrow, he will stand trial on charges ranging from drug trafficking to money laundering to running a criminal enterprise. The trial will begin at 9am ET January 13, 2015 and is expected to last about a month. It will take place Downtown Manhattan at 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. Volunteers have set up assistance....
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In the Second District Court of New York, the trial of Ross "Dread Pirate Roberts" Ulbricht began with jury selection on Tuesday. Ulbricht, 30, is being accused of running the notorious online marketplace 'Silk Road' back in 2013 before Federal authorities arrested him. He is faced with two Federal cases: there are charges of narcotics conspiracy, money laundering, and computer fraud in New York, and six charges of murder-for-hire plots in Baltimore. These charges could land him a sentence of life in prison. Also read: Silk Road Trial Evidence Against Ross Ulbricht Revealed. Ross Ulbricht....
Ross Ulbricht will no longer be standing trial on November 10th, 2014 for his alleged part in the Silk Road underground marketplace. Instead, Wired Reporter Andy Greenberg has reported that the trial has been delayed by two months, to January 2015. Ross Ulbricht faces multiple charges of drug trafficking, computer hacking, money laundering, and "continuing a criminal enterprise." The charges are serious to say the least. Silk Road, an infamous Deep Net marketplace billed as "Amazon for drugs," was taken offline by joint government agency action in October of 2013. On that day, the FBI....
The New York City prosecutors' evidence against Ross Ulbricht has been released in the build up to the January 2015 Silk Road Trial. Ulbricht stands accused of being Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR), the head of Silk Road, one of the first in a long line of underground Deep Web/Dark Net marketplaces that rely on technology and cryptography to function. Though it has been over a year since the arrest of Ross Ulbricht at the beginning of October in 2013, the list of evidence that will be used by the Silk Road prosecutors in the January trial was obtained recently by the Daily Dot. Ross Ulbricht's....
Now that Ross Ulbricht has been found guilty on all counts, many find themselves wondering... What's next? When the verdict was read and Ulbricht left the courthouse, several witnesses claim that his overall demeanor actually expressed threads of joy. He was described as being relatively upbeat, leaving alongside US Marshals waving to friends and family members as many onlookers sobbed about the outcome of the trial. Ross Ulbricht's mother Lyn Ulbricht says that she expects her son to appeal the verdict... Is that why he looked so happy? Does he having something planned that he's sure will....
Last month, Ross Ulbricht was found guilty by a federal jury in New York on all seven charges, including the "continuing criminal enterprise" charge normally reserved for traditional criminal organizations. Some of the bitcoins found on his laptop were sold off before the trial was concluded. Pundits nationwide speculated then that he will get the maximum penalty of life in prison, but his sentencing does not take place until May. High-profile felony cases are nearly always appealed, and occasionally even the most guilty-looking individuals either win or get a lighter sentence on appeal.....