Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

During his four-week trial, Ulbricht acknowledged he created Silk Road, but his lawyers contended he had later handed off the website to others and was lured back toward its end to become the "fall ...

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark-web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some ...

Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, in 2015 in connection with his ownership ...

While Ulbricht had admitted to creating Silk Road and operating it under the alias "Dread Pirate Roberts," he maintained at trial that he relinquished control to others and was being set up as a ...

It was just after midnight when a phone call from an unknown number woke Dorine Núñez Ávila.

President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...

Ulbricht has denied any involvement in illegal trading on Silk Road, claiming during his four-week trial he wanted to “empower people to make choices in their lives and have privacy and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...

President Trump said he granted the full pardon in honor of Ross Ulbricht's mother "and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly." ...

Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ulbricht for Online Drug Scheme By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to ...