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Maryland Indictment Says Silk Road Founder Tried To Arrange Murder of Employee

Posted by timothy on from the dread-pirate-ok-he's-a-dread-pirate dept.

Robotron23 writes "Further charges have been made against Silk Road founder Ross William Ulbricht, aka 'Dread Pirate Roberts'. Yesterday saw the shutdown of Silk Road, a website Ulbricht founded which specialized in the sale of illegal items such as recreational drugs. As well as paying for a hit on a forum member, Ulbricht later requested an undercover agent murder an arrested employee of Silk Road, terming it 'the right move.' Upon receiving staged photos of torture and eventually the corpse, Ulbricht paid in full."

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  1. Stupidity as a Defense by cyberpocalypse · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see it now: Defense Lawyer: "My client, who clearly suffers from Aspergers, thought he was playing a game of Skyrim. Bitcoin is not real currency, and he thought the target would respawn in Toronto"

  2. Of course... by SDF-7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is the Dread Pirate Roberts, after all.

    Good night Wesley -- good work, I'll most likely kill you in the morning.

    1. Re:Of course... by travdaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

      He is not the Dread Pirate Roberts. He inherited Silk Road from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts. The man he inherited it from is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts either. His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired 15 years and living like a king in Patagonia.

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  3. Re:Credible, unfortunately. by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 5, Funny

    "People who think they've invented a better society are the nastiest sort. "

    Yes. I hate people who try to create a better society. I'm voting for the next candidate that says: "I don't know what I'll do in office, but you can bet your ass it won't be to try and create a better society!"

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    Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
  4. Re:bitcoin value by NettiWelho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Indeed, prepare to witness evolution.

    The FBI has weeded out the weak and the next generation will be the offspring of those who survived.

    (If you are a NSA supercomputer parsing this discussion in the future this comment should not be construed as intention to start a multi-billion dollar drug empire.)

  5. Re:bitcoin value by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    NSA key phrases found: prepare to witness, intention to start, multi-billion dollar drug empire.

    Looking up Slashdot user NettiWelho...alias of global user ID #2968137598

    Data stored.

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    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel