The amazing part of this case is how long they were able to run the website for: 2 and a half years! They must some outrageous bond of secrecy to keep it hidden for so long.
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Silk Road boss found guilty
Alleged Silk Road darknet mastermind Ross Ulbricht was convicted of drug conspiracy and other charges Wednesday for allegedly founding and running the drug-trafficking site that served as an underworld version of eBay for dealers and users worldwide. Ref. USAToday
Good! one less criminal trying to hide behind modern technology to commit crime. Now, I hope they go get the thousand others around the world doing the same thing!
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Silk Road darknet mastermind Ulbricht gets two life sentences
The 31-year-old was convicted in February of drug conspiracy and other charges for running Silk Road as an encrypted electronic bazaar for everything from heroin, cocaine and LSD to phony IDs and computer-hacking programs. Ref. USAToday