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29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht, suspected of being Dread Pirate Roberts, the mastermind of the Silk Road underground marketplace, has been charged with narcotics conspiracy, conspiracy to commit computer hacking, money laundering and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. He faces life in prison. The narcotics consp…

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Last week, we learned that the FBI has a copy of the entire TorMail database. Naturally, people who used the secure e-mail service began looking for alternatives. Dread Pirate Roberts, the Silk Road drug forum operator, said, “I know that MANY people, vendors included, used TorMail. You must think back through your TorMail usage and assume everything you wrote […]

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Oct. 1, 2013, brought the news that the FBI had taken down Silk Road, and with it the online drug marketplace’s alleged mastermind, “Dread Pirate Roberts”—a man the FBI claims is actually Ross Ulbricht, an “ordinary nerd” who allegedly ordered hits to protect his operation. In a 5,000-word…

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