Wednesday, February 4, 2015

BREAKING: Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road Creator, Convicted

This is a developing story. Return to this post for updates.

UPDATE 1

After just a little more than three hours of deliberations, Ross Ulbricht was convicted of drug and conspiracy by a jury in federal court in Manhattan.

UPDATE 2

His sentencing in New York is scheduled for May 15, and some of the charges carry a maximum of life in prison.

UPDATE 3

Lyn Ulbricht, his mother, exited the courtroom complaining that the defense had been barred from putting on evidence that would help her son.

"It was not a fair trial. It was not an even playing field, and I think that's a tragedy,'' she said.

UPDATE 4

Charges against Ulbricht included trafficking drugs on the Internet, narcotics-trafficking conspiracy, running a continuing criminal enterprise, computer-hacking conspiracy and money-laundering conspiracy.

He was convicted of all 7.

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