Donald Trump has announced a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the dark web drug market known as The Silk Road. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 and sentenced to ...

But the site was notorious for selling vast swathes of drugs.) Ulbricht created the Silk Road site, accessible only using specific software that could connect to the dark web, in January 2011.

Trump’s pardons don’t stop with violent January 6 insurrectionists. On Tuesday, he also freed a massive dark web drug dealer. Ross Ulbricht ran Silk Road, an online black market that moved ...

People hold up signs reading "Free Ross" as Donald Trump arrives to address the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C, on May 25, 2024. Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the online ...

Trump issues pardon for Silk Road dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht Supporters of Ross William Ulbricht hold signs Jan. 13, 2015 during the jury selection for his trial outside of federal ...

Last week, one of the dark web’s most prominent drug marketplaces – Archetyp – was shut down in an international, multi-agency law enforcement operation following years of investigations.

The dark web has made it easier for criminals to get away with financial crimes, including cyberattacks on financial institutions, money laundering, credit card numbers selling, identity theft, ...

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace By Jenna McLaughlin (NPR) Jan. 22, 2025 8:31 a.m.