The site, which was shut down in 2013 alongside Ulbricht's arrest, was a notorious marketplace for illegal drugs, among other products.

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

NEWLY-INAUGURATED US President Donald Trump has given the founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road a full and unconditional pardon. The decision has saved Ross Ulbricht from serving two life sente… ...

Ross Ulbricht—who was serving a life sentence over a conviction for running a dark web illicit drug market before being pardoned by President Donald Trump—says more clemency is needed, arguing that ...

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.

In 2015, Ulbricht, who called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to life in prison for owning and operating Silk Road, the dark web marketplace for buying ...

Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Dark Web Marketplace. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering. By Charisma Madarang.

In January 2025, a claim circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road.. The rumor was true. On Jan ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web Silk Road marketplace of illicit drugs."I ...