Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht went to prison a libertarian hero. Trump just set him free.
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering.
Trump says he pardoned founder of Silk Road criminal marketplace
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had granted a pardon to Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace.
President Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Founder of the Infamous Silk Road
Despite being sentenced to life in prison, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht received a full pardon by President Donald Trump in January 2025.
Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Founder of Online Drug Marketplace Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht had been sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after a high-profile prosecution that highlighted the role of the internet in illegal markets.
Trump pardons founder of drug marketplace whose case was championed by libertarians
Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for owning and operating Silk Road, a dark web marketplace for drugs and other illicit products.
How Trump was persuaded to pardon an online drug kingpin
Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence, leveraged Mr. Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.
Trump Pardons Libertarian Hero Who Created Dark Web Drug Site
President Donald Trump has unconditionally pardoned Bitcoin pioneer and creator of dark web marketplace Silk Road, Ross ...
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But Shaber never even informed the Libertarian National Committee of his intended bequest. He attached no conditions or requests to his bequest. He received nothing in exchange for his bequest.