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Topic: Ross Ulbricht Guilty of Everything - page 8. (Read 6674 times)

legendary
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February 04, 2015, 05:19:08 PM
#13
he was found guilty...now awaits sentencing.

It's so "funny" because MANY users from this forum said "he is not guilty, he is not the head of silkroad" Smiley
legendary
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February 04, 2015, 05:15:53 PM
#12

edit: The best the defense came up with was along the lines of "you can't trust digital evidence, because hackers", going as far as implying that DPR having a BitTorrent client running was opening his machine up to be hacked and evidence to be planted.

source?

So, I guess he will be in jail for the rest of his life, correct?

No one knows yet, he's yet to be sentenced.

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"Ulbricht's arrest and conviction -- and our seizure of millions of dollars of Silk Road bitcoins -- should send a clear message to anyone else attempting to operate an online criminal enterprise," read a statement from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. "The supposed anonymity of the dark web is not a protective shield from arrest and prosecution."

Cool, this means we don't need any special regulations and anti-anonymity laws? Right?

Btw, can he still appeal?
legendary
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February 04, 2015, 05:07:25 PM
#11

I think the judge didn't want him because he didn't have the "credentials" to be there.  We don't exactly have bitcoin "professionals" yet...

Then why was he invited by the Canadian Senate ?
newbie
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February 04, 2015, 04:53:20 PM
#10

I think the judge didn't want him because he didn't have the "credentials" to be there.  We don't exactly have bitcoin "professionals" yet...
full member
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February 04, 2015, 04:44:58 PM
#8
What I found most interesting was the comment by the US Attorney that the "supposed anonymity" of the Dark Web won't protect us from the government.

hero member
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February 04, 2015, 04:43:54 PM
#7
I am surprised how fast this trial went, did his lawyers even try?
I hope he didn't pay for them.
legendary
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February 04, 2015, 04:41:48 PM
#5
So, I guess he will be in jail for the rest of his life, correct?
legendary
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February 04, 2015, 04:41:26 PM
#4
So he took the fall for it. We can't really know if he was DPR or not.
I highly doubt that he was the only and main person behind Silk Road.
hero member
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February 04, 2015, 04:39:02 PM
#3
Considering how the trial went, this outcome was completely to be expected.

edit: The best the defense came up with was along the lines of "you can't trust digital evidence, because hackers", going as far as implying that DPR having a BitTorrent client running was opening his machine up to be hacked and evidence to be planted.
full member
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February 04, 2015, 04:38:46 PM
#2
Yes he is and i hope they throw away the key (which we know they will) have you seen the transcripts and bitcoin address's
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