Jan 22, 2025 · President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had granted a pardon to Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Ulbricht, who was accused of creating the shadowy ...

Jan 22, 2025 · President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs. Menu. Menu. World. SECTIONS. Mideast Wars Russia-Ukraine War Español China Asia Pacific Latin America Europe Africa. ... “It was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross,” he wrote. ...

Jan 22, 2025 · White House. Trump pardons founder of drug marketplace whose case was championed by libertarians Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for owning and operating Silk Road, a dark web ...

Jan 22, 2025 · US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was ...

Jan 22, 2025 · 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.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Silk Road site was set up by Ulbricht in 2011 on the dark web, a part of the internet that's inaccessible to traditional search engines. It did not accept cash or credit cards; users had to ...

Jan 22, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others ...

Jan 22, 2025 · In its nearly three years of existence, Silk Road, which operated in a shady corner of the internet known as the dark web, became an international drug marketplace, facilitating more than 1.5 ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of dark web marketplace Silk Road. Ulbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running the site, which allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales.

Jan 23, 2025 · Mr. Ulbricht’s pardon was not an obvious agenda item for Mr. Trump. Unlike the nearly 1,600 people who received pardons or commutations this week for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot, Mr ...