Quote from: moriartybitcoin on June 03, 2015, 11:26:35 PM

Quote from: spud21 on June 03, 2015, 10:07:23 PM

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Quote from: fatguyyyyy on June 03, 2015, 08:34:57 PM

his sentence will most likely be overturned on appeal .. life in prison for a computer crime is absurd even by draconian US standards

I doubt it, the US gov wants to set "an example" of Ross to try and deter future darkmarkets from eating into their supply chain. Agreed his sentence is insane by any standards, mass murderers have probably got more lenient sentences. Shit even Chilean war criminals have been allowed to live freely in America yet some kid with a laptop gets life behind bars...

I don't think his appeal will be successful either. They caught him red handed and he admitted to some of it.

Is there any news about which prison they have sent him to yet?

What category is it, and how harsh are the conditions? I don't even know here they were holding him while he was awaiting the trial.

I read somewhere he was being sent to ADX Florence Supermax, the harshest prison in the country. Probably going to be passing notes to the Unabomber. Solitary confinement for life

I found this article explaining his sentence and where he will probably do his time.

http://cointelegraph.com/news/114463/silk-roads-ross-ulbricht-sentencing-details-revealed

The five crimes Ross Ulbricht was convicted of, for all of which he pled not guilty, include:

Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Drugs
Continuing Criminal Enterprise
Computer hacking Conspiracy
Fraud with Identification Documents
Money Laundering Conspiracy

It says he will be sent to FCI Petersburg I in Virginia if he is not deemed to be a public safety factor risk.

FCI Petersburg I is a lower security prison. If he is deemed a public safety factor risk he will be sent to USP Tuscon in Arizona or USP Coleman II as a second choice, in Florida.