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“[Dread Pirate] Roberts isn’t actually the site’s founder, he revealed in our interview. He credits Silk Road’s creation to another, even more secretive entrepreneur whom he declined to ...
Ross Ulbrecht of Austin, Texas, is an Eagle Scout, has a degree in physics and last year gave an interview to StoryCorps that’s still on YouTube. Not the original Dread Pirate Roberts, the ...
Otherwise known by his online handle "Dread Pirate Roberts," Ulbricht was sentenced to two life sentences in 2015, plus an additional 40 years, with no chance of parole for his role in creating ...
The man behind the online illegal drug website Silk Road is 29-year old Ross William Ulbricht. He's also known as Dread Pirate Roberts. Earlier this week, federal agents arrested him on charges ...
Silk Road is back — and so is the Dread Pirate Roberts. A month has passed since federal agents gave the Glen Park library science fiction section the thrill of its life when they swooped in to arrest ...
Why Trump Freed Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts. Ulbricht, who was convicted of running an anonymous online drug marketplace, became a hero to crypto-holders everywhere.
There’s a famous sword-fight in the marvellous film The Princess Bride. It features Inigo Montoya and the Dread Pirate Roberts. Both left-handed, they cut and thrust across the rocks on top of a ...