Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht pardoned by Trump 10 years into life sentence
Ulbricht, 40, was about 10 years into his life sentence for helming an online black market where drug dealers, money launderers, and traffickers used bitcoins to mask more than $214 million in illicit trades. (Ars thoroughly documented the Silk Road saga here .)
Ulbricht, who used the nom de plume “Dread Pirate Roberts” to hide his identity, was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison.
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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of dark web marketplace Silk RoadUlbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running a site that allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales.
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