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|image = | |image = [[File:Ross_Ulbricht.jpg|thumb|338px]] | ||
|fullname = Ross William Ulbricht | |fullname = Ross William Ulbricht | ||
|alias = Dread Pirate Roberts<br>altoid<br>Frosty | |alias = Dread Pirate Roberts<br>altoid<br>Frosty | ||
|origin = Austin, Texas, United States | |origin = Austin, Texas, United States | ||
|skills = Computer hacking and programming<br>Knowledge of bitcoin | |skills = Computer hacking and programming<br>Knowledge of bitcoin | ||
|occupation = | |occupation = Drug dealer<br>Founder and administrator of ''[[Silk Road]]'' | ||
|type of villain = | |type of villain = Drug Dealer | ||
|goals = Continue running Silk Road (failed) | |goals = Continue running Silk Road (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]] | |crimes = [[Illegal Drug Trade|Drug trafficking]]<br>Criminal enterprise management<br>Attempted assault<br>[[Money laundering]] | ||
|hobby = | |hobby = }}'''Ross William Ulbricht''' (born March 27, 1984) is an American convict best known for creating and operating the darknet market website ''[[Silk Road]]'' from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The website was designed to use Tor for anonymity and bitcoin as a currency. Ulbricht's online pseudonym was '''Dread Pirate Roberts''' after the fictional character in the novel ''The Princess Bride'' and its film adaptation. | ||
'''Ross William Ulbricht''' (born March 27, 1984) is an American | |||
In February 2015, Ulbricht was convicted of [[money laundering]], computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic fraudulent identity documents, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics by means of the Internet. In May 2015, he was sentenced to a double life sentence plus forty years without the possibility of parole. Ulbricht's appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2017 and the U.S Supreme Court in 2018 were unsuccessful. The prosecution dismissed with prejudice a five-year old unprosecuted indictment in July 2018. He is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Tucson. | In February 2015, Ulbricht was convicted of [[money laundering]], computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic fraudulent identity documents, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics by means of the Internet. In May 2015, he was sentenced to a double life sentence plus forty years without the possibility of parole. Ulbricht's appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2017 and the U.S Supreme Court in 2018 were unsuccessful. The prosecution dismissed with prejudice a five-year old unprosecuted indictment in July 2018. He is currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Tucson. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Ulbricht envisioned Silk Road as a free market experiment with an emphasis on user anonymity. He believed people should have the right to buy and sell whatever they want as long as they did not hurt anyone. Silk Road was designed to use Tor and bitcoin. Tor is a network which implements protocols that encrypt data and routes Internet traffic through intermediary servers that anonymize IP addresses before reaching a final destination. By hosting his market as a Tor site, Ulbricht could conceal its IP address. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency; while all bitcoin transactions are recorded in a log, the blockchain, users who avoid linking their identities to their online "wallets" can conduct transactions with considerable anonymity. | Ulbricht envisioned Silk Road as a free market experiment with an emphasis on user anonymity. He believed people should have the right to buy and sell whatever they want as long as they did not hurt anyone. Silk Road was designed to use Tor and bitcoin. Tor is a network which implements protocols that encrypt data and routes Internet traffic through intermediary servers that anonymize IP addresses before reaching a final destination. By hosting his market as a Tor site, Ulbricht could conceal its IP address. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency; while all bitcoin transactions are recorded in a log, the blockchain, users who avoid linking their identities to their online "wallets" can conduct transactions with considerable anonymity. | ||
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On August 21, 2014, Ulbricht was charged with money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. On February 4, 2015, Ulbricht was convicted on all counts after a jury trial that took place in January 2015. On May 29, 2015, he was sentenced to double life imprisonment plus forty years, without the possibility of parole. | On August 21, 2014, Ulbricht was charged with money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. On February 4, 2015, Ulbricht was convicted on all counts after a jury trial that took place in January 2015. On May 29, 2015, he was sentenced to double life imprisonment plus forty years, without the possibility of parole. | ||
[[Category:Drug Dealers]] | [[Category:Drug Dealers]] | ||
[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
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[[Category:Anti - Villain]] | [[Category:Anti - Villain]] | ||
[[Category:Neutral Evil]] | [[Category:Neutral Evil]] | ||