Deep Web Documentary Shines Light on the Rise and Fall of the Silk Road

Deep Web Documentary Shines Light on the Rise and Fall of the Silk Road

On February 4, 2015, a young man named Ross Ulbricht was convicted of seven charges laid in a U. S. Federal Court in Manhattan. On May 29, 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes. He was accused of being the owner and operator of the Silk Road website, the most popular online drug marketplace. The indictment charged Ulbricht in seven....


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