Ross Ulbricht was convicted on Wednesday of being Dread Pirate Roberts, the mastermind of a $200m marketplace for illegal drugs and hacking services, handing the US government a victory in a case that has tested new boundaries for authorities prosecuting the “dark net”.
After only three and a half hours of deliberation, the jury found Mr Ulbricht guilty on all seven counts (see below).
Preet Bharara, the US Attorney for Manhattan, said Silk Road was a black market bazaar built by Mr Ulbricht to exploit the anonymity of the dark web and the digital currency bitcoin.
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