President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht, a promise he made to the ...

United States President Donald Trump has decided to pardon Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark-web black market Silk Road, who was convicted in 2015.

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Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct darknet drug market previously known as Silk Road, thanked President Donald Trump for setting him free and hinted at what he has planned for his ...

Born to Lyn and Kirk Ulbricht in March 1984, Ross Ulbricht grew up in Austin, Texas. He spent a portion of his life, including middle school, high school, and university days, within the area of Texas ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs. Ulbricht had been sentenced to life ...

Ross Ulbricht, in his first remarks after being pardoned fully and unconditionally by President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025, has expressed his gratitude.

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, publicly thanked Donald Trump for granting him a full pardon after serving over 11 years in prison.

Ross Ulbricht grew up in Austin ... And thus in February 2011, The Silk Road was born. One of the first marketplaces to take advantage of the Tor browser, which allowed users to browse the ...

the unconditional release of convicted cybercriminal racketeer Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht, the proprietor of the dark-web bazaar Silk Road, which trafficked in drugs, hacking contracts, and other ...

The Texas-born Silk Road creator operated the darknet ... declaring January 21 an official bitcoin holiday known as “Ross Ulbricht Freedom Day.” Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern ...