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There Are Two Illustrious Characters Still Missing in the Silk Road Drama
Two of the most interesting online personas in the site’s history have yet to be tracked down.
Ross Ulbricht’s Lawyers Say Crooked Federal Agents Tainted Silk Road Trial
A DEA agent and a Secret Service operative involved in the investigation into the dark web site were charged with wire fraud and laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in bitcoin.
How an Allegedly Crooked DEA Agent Got Busted for Making Money off the Silk Road
The agent's story provides a textbook lesson in exactly not what to do if you want to maintain multiple identities on the dark web without getting caught.
Jury Takes Less Than Four Hours to Convict Ross Ulbricht of Running Silk Road
The 30-year-old Ulbricht faces life in prison after a jury decided he was "Dread Pirate Roberts," the mastermind behind the dark web drug marketplace.
The Silk Road Boss Allegedly Encouraged the Hells Angels to Kill a Blackmailer
Dread Pirate Roberts said that a loudmouth on Silk Road "is a liability and I wouldn’t mind if he was executed."
Was the Mt. Gox CEO Behind Silk Road? Unlikely, But a Jury May Believe It
Ross Ulbricht’s defense theory depends on an alternate suspect.
Investigators Used a Simple Google Search to Link Ross Ulbricht to Silk Road
IRS special agent Gary Alford testified Monday that some basic googling was all that it took to identify Ulbricht as the creator of the dark web marketplace.
Silk Road Trial: Here Are Ross Ulbricht's Chat Logs and Journal
The court has released the conversations and journal allegedly found on the accused Silk Road operator's laptop.
Prosecutors in Silk Road Trial Present Damning Evidence From Ross Ulbricht's Computer
Prosecutors waded through screenshot after screenshot of highly incriminating chat logs, journal entries, and expense reports found on Ulbricht's laptop.
Silk Road Journal Found on Ulbricht's Laptop: 'Everyone Knows Too Much'
Several years of entries recounting the creation and rise of the underground drug market were entered into evidence today.
Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Suffers Setback After Judge’s Ruling in Silk Road Trial
Key testimony from a federal agent was ruled inadmissible, dampening feelings from last week that Ulbricht’s attorney had cast doubt on the prosecution's case.
On Day Four, Silk Road Trial Stalls Over Technicalities
The case repeatedly got stuck on objections that boiled down to semantics.