Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is now a free man after US President Donald Trump made good on his promise to issue a federal pardon upon taking office.… Otherwise known by his online handle ...

In that same photo the 40-year-old who'd been known as "Dread Pirate Roberts" on the dark web marketplace he founded was also seen holding his effects in a netted bag and a small potted plant ...

Ulbricht, who dubbed himself “Dread Pirate Roberts”, had also been accused of commissioning five murders, was sentenced to two life sentences for narcotics distribution and criminal enterprise.

The creator of Silk Road, the largest website to sell illegal merchandise, is found guilty on numerous charges brought against him Protestors stand outside court where Ross Ulbricht, 'Dread Pirate ...