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Topic: [2015-04-29] NDTV: No New Trial for Man Behind Illicit Silk Road Website (Read 793 times)

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No New Trial for Man Behind Illicit Silk Road Website

http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/no-new-trial-for-man-behind-illicit-silk-road-website-758978

A Manhattan federal judge has denied a request for a new trial for Ross Ulbricht, the man convicted of being the mastermind behind the Silk Road online black market for illegal drugs

Calling evidence of Ulbricht's guilt "overwhelming," U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest on Monday night rejected arguments that the defendant was improperly denied the right to review materials demonstrating his innocence, or examine alleged corruption by two "rogue" federal agents involved in the case.
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