‘Silk Road’ Founder Loses Appeal of Life Sentence

May 31, 2017 by

Ross Ulbricht, the notorious founder of the “dark web” exchange Silk Road where drugs and other contraband were openly sold, lost his appeal Wednesday against his life prison sentence. A federal appeals court in New York confirmed Ulbricht’s 2015 conviction and sentence, rejecting his claim of an unfair trial and that being dealt the maximum … Read more

Online Black Market Illegal Drugs Dealer Brian Farrell Sentenced to 8 Years Prison

June 4, 2016 by

A Washington state man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for his role in helping the management of the successor website to Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were sold. Brian Farrell, who prosecutors say was a staff member for Silk Road 2.0, was sentenced by … Read more