Ross Ulbricht, formerly known online by the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts" (a nod to the novel "The Princess Bride"), is known today as the founder of the Silk Road marketplace, a former site on ...

Law enforcement alleged Ulbricht “deliberately” operated Silk Road as an “online criminal marketplace” and enabled users to trade illegal drugs anonymously. At least six drug overdose ...

His ambition to create a marketplace free from government oversight ultimately led to the creation of Silk Road. The Silk Road marketplace was launched in 2011. It was shut down by the FBI in ...

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 ...

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 ...

the founder of the early Bitcoin marketplace Silk Road who had been serving two life sentences plus 40 years. Trump announced the pardon through his social media account, revealing he had ...

US President Donald Trump has pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an ...

it emerged as what prosecutors described as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet.The vast majority of items for sale on Silk Road were controlled substances ...