Silk Road drug website founder Ross Ulbricht jailed

The founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road has been sentenced to life in prison in the US.

The founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road has been sentenced to life in prison in the US.Federal prosecutors said Ross Ulbricht’s website, hosted on the hidden “dark web”, sold more than $200m (£131m) worth of drugs anonymously.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32941060Also see:Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison
Ross Ulbricht, the man behind illegal online drug emporium Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by Judge Katherine Forrest of Manhattan’s US district court for the southern district of New York.Before the sentencing the parents of the victims of drug overdoses addressed the court. Ulbricht broke down in tears. “I never wanted that to happen,” he said. “I wish I could go back and convince myself to take a different path.”
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/29/silk-road-ross-ulbricht-sentenced

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