The conversations involving the 'hit' were between the defendant and the DEA guy. The DEA were involved in the generation of that conversation, like you and me are generating this exchange right now. This wasn't a random conversation recovered from a server, this was engineered by the DEA.


You said it buddy!!  The opportunity ( provided by the DEA) was the main driving force behind these conversations. Even the theft that precipitated it in the first place was perpetrated by the DEA.

The whole thing stinks, and while I dont argue the innocence or otherwise of Ulbricht, the DEA have exposed themselves to be no better than their enemies in this so called War on Drugs. The fact that they did not recognize the seriousness of the position that SA Force had put them in, but continued to prosecute the case by "insulating" the NY based case shows a disregard and contempt for the Law that is almost beyond comprehension.