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Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty On All 7 Counts In Silk Road Trial

Posted by samzenpus on from the throwing-away-the-key dept.

blottsie writes Ross Ulbricht was convicted on Wednesday of running Silk Road, a Dark Net black market that became over a $100 million Internet phenomenon before Ulbricht's 2013 arrest. Ulbricht was found guilty on all seven felony charges he faced, including drug trafficking, continuing a criminal enterprise, hacking, money laundering, and fraud with identification documents. He faces up to life in prison for these convictions.

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  1. If he actually did all that... by FlyHelicopters · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...then he deserves his punishment.

    I'm sure there will be hundreds of comments here about it, but since none of us were at the trial, well really never know.