In January 2025, a claim (archived) circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road. "I just called the ...

US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the deep web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold.Ulbricht was convicted in ...

The dark web has been depicted as a long-standing hub for crimes, where illegal activities such as drug dealing, financial ...

He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" Ross Ulbricht is the founder of Silk Road, which was an online dark web marketplace. He is 40 years old. He has an X account with more ...

President Donald Trump’s pardon of Ross Ulbricht has divided opinion, with some people condemning it as a swing from one ...

the unconditional release of convicted cybercriminal racketeer Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht, the proprietor of the dark-web bazaar Silk Road, which trafficked in drugs, hacking contracts, and other ...

Console Wars' duo Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris have conducted more than 60 hours of interviews with Ulbricht, who became a cause célèbre among Libertarians and cryptocurrency enthusiasts after ...

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 him at a ...

The deep-red No. 6 jersey belonged to NBA star ... or eliminate our ability to make good choices,” Richard said. “Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road scheme removed all the natural ‘governors ...

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With his unconditional pardon of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road ... Trump just told the deep state that the weaponization of our government will no longer be tolerated.

An earlier version of this article said that Ulbricht was not charged for soliciting murder. He was charged in a separate indictment in Maryland but prosecutors later dropped the charges.