Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Trump on Thursday in his first public remarks since receiving the commander in chief’s pardon that freed him from a ...

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others conducted over $200 million in illicit trade using bitcoin. The 40-year-old was ...

Topline. P resident Donald Trump said Tuesday he issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison nearly a decade ago for creating the Silk Road, a website law enforcement ...

Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each. Story by Jeff John Roberts • 2mo.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison nearly a decade ago for creating the Silk Road, a website law enforcement called the ...

Who is Ross Ulbricht and what was he convicted of? Ulbricht, an Eagle Scout from Austin, Texas, using the online pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts,” a reference to 1987 film The Princess Bride, ...

Ross Ulbricht, now in his late 30s, has spent more than a decade behind bars. During this time, he has maintained his innocence regarding some of the charges against him and expressed regret for ...

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road. Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and ...

Left: Ross Ulbricht pictured by the ocean, shared by the Free Ross website. Right: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in the Cannon building on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.