Free Ross-A-Thon on December 4 to Support Ulbricht’s Appeal
Free Ross-A-Thon online conference to be held next month to garner support and raise funds for Dread Pirate Robert's appeal. The cryptocurrency community is still trying its best to stand behind one of their own. Ross Ulbricht, better known within the cryptocurrency and deep web circles as Dread Pirate Roberts was the person behind one of the most successful deep web marketplaces — Silk Road. Ross Ulbricht was arrested for his role in promoting the sale of illegal drugs on the platform. With Ross Ulbricht currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole following....
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On Sunday liberty activists gathered to promote a message of freedom and justice and to raise funds for the Free Ross campaign. The aim was to raise $14,000 USD to pay off the cost of printing the appeal. Lyn Ulbricht’s invitation message for the Free Ross Campaign is available here. The Free Ross Campaign’s work extends beyond Ross Ulbricht’s case and....
The fight for Ross Ulbricht’s freedom continues, and it’s gaining some high-profile supporters. Over thirty public figures from around the globe will gather on 4th December, starting 10 PM EST, for the “Free Ross-A-Thon”. Free Ross-A-Thon is an online conference to support Ulbricht, the defendant in the Silk Road case. Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole in May, 2015. He is currently appealing his conviction and sentence in the Second Circuit. Liberty Activists to Speak at Event. Over 30 well-known experts will speak during the free, eight-hour, livestream fundraiser.....
In a display of support, on December 4 a worldwide audience tuned in to Free Ross-A-Thon. The eight hour online fundraiser set a $14,000 target to offset expenses tied to Ulbricht’s court appeal. The event surpassed all expectations by yielding $50,000 from contributors around the world. The largest donation, in the amount of $25,000, came from Bitcoin angel investor and spirited advocate Roger Ver. After being convicted of seven non-violent charges, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole in May of 2015 for his alleged role in orchestrating the Silk Road website. He is....
Ross Ulbricht has been continuously fighting for his freedom, and to appeal his life sentence he received for operating a website. Ulbricht and his family have taken the case to the Court of Appeals by questioning the investigation, court proceedings, and ultimately the harsh sentencing. On 4th December from 2-10pm EST, many well-known liberty activists....
Today marks a significant day for Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, as he rests his hopes on an appeal that could see him spending any part of his sentence outside prison. Before Silk Road was seized by the FBI in 2013, it was considered as the most sophisticated marketplace on the Internet. Attracting people because of the anonymity it provided its users, it sold fakes IDs, drugs, computer hacking tools, and other illegal items to people across the world. Due to Silk Road’s concealment, it took undercover investigators years before they were finally able to discover that Ross Ulbricht....