Ross Ulbricht is a peaceful first-time offender serving a double life sentence plus 40 years without parole for all non-violent charges associated with creating the Silk Road e-commerce website. He was a 26-year-old idealistic libertarian—passionate …

Ross William Ulbricht (/ ˈ ʊ l b r ɪ k t /; born March 27, 1984) [1] is an American who created and operated the darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services.

Ross Ulbricht has shown profound remorse and taken responsibility for the mistakes that led him to prison and would never break the law again if freed. You can read the heartfelt letter [PDF] he wrote to the president.

Jan 26, 2025 · Charles Bethea on President Donald Trump’s pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence in connection with his operation and ownership of Silk Road, a black-market Web site that ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, ... People hold up signs reading "Free Ross" as Donald Trump arrives to address the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C, on May 25, 2024. Ross Ulbricht ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after a high-profile prosecution that highlighted the role of the internet in illegal markets. Mr Trump on Wednesday said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social that he had called Ulbricht's mother to deliver the news of his pardon.

Ross’s petition is the largest clemency petition to the President on Change.org with over 600,000 signatures. Below are some of the people and organizations who support Ross’s freedom: “On day 1, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served. He’s already served 11 years. We’re going to get him home.”

Nov 8, 2024 · The family of Ross Ulbricht on Friday said the founder of the illicit online marketplace Silk Road, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for extensive online criminal activity, would...

Ross Ulbricht, a peaceful first-time offender, is serving a double life sentence plus 40 years, without parole, for all non-violent charges associated with creating an e-commerce website called Silk Road.

Jan 24, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web marketplace Silk Road, has been granted a full Presidential pardon by Donald Trump, albeit a little later than originally promised. Trump said those who sentenced Ulbricht were “scum.”