Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace By Jenna McLaughlin Published January 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM EST ...

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace By Jenna McLaughlin Published January 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM EST ...

Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills a campaign pledge Trump made to Ulbricht's Libertarian supporters.

Ulbricht, who has been in prison since 2015, was arrested in 2013 and later convicted in 2015 on charges of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking.

Ross Ulbricht, also known as “Dread Pirate Roberts,” operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road between 2011 and 2013, when law enforcement shut the site down and arrested ...

President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise to Libertarian supporters on his second day back in office by pardoning the former creator and owner of an underground e-commerce website known for drug ...