Ross William Ulbricht (/ ˈʊlbrɪkt /; born March 27, 1984) [1] is an American criminal who created and operated the darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013.

Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to die in prison for creating a website called Silk Road. In prison since 2013, his clemency is widely supported. Serving double life + 40 years without parole for nonviolent convictions.

Jan 22, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, the very first dark-web drug-trading network, certainly was. When users signed up for the website, which went live in 2011, they were greeted by a ...

Jan 22, 2025 · President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had granted a pardon to Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Ulbricht, who was accused of creating the shadowy ...

Ross Ulbricht is a peaceful first-time offender serving a double life sentence plus 40 years without parole for all non-violent charges associated with creating the Silk Road e-commerce website. He was a 26-year-old idealistic libertarian—passionate …

Jan 22, 2025 · A little over 11 years and three months ago, Ross Ulbricht was arrested in the science fiction section of a public library in San Francisco, caught with his laptop still logged in to the Silk Road ...

Nov 8, 2024 · The family of Ross Ulbricht on Friday said the founder of the illicit online marketplace Silk Road, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for extensive online criminal activity,...

6 days ago · Ross Ulbricht is infamous for creating and running the Silk Road market, and a federal jury found him guilty on seven charges, including conspiracy to traffic narcotics.

Born in 1984, Ross Ulbricht grew up in Austin, Texas, with his parents Kirk and Lyn and his sister Calla. At a young age, he contributed to his community as a Boy Scout and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He is an avid camper who loves the outdoors and the wilderness.