Re: Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison
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
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
Does anyone actually have details of some of these charges? What did he get accused of hacking and how did he launder the money? From what it seems he pretty much kept all of the proceeds in bitcoin or do they count as anything he bought with them as money laundering?
That article gives a link to the court sentencing document here, although it doesn't give many details.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwzdZTHqha9tenltczZPMm4xMUk/view?pli=1
However, the article also gives a link to a first-hand account by someone called Winter, who was present during the trial. I have not had a chance to view the video yet though, so I don't know if it gives many more details.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJMjGLcdtOA&t=48m5s