In a move that has sparked debate, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, who had been serving two life sentences plus 40 years for enabling the illegal trade of drugs and other illicit goods. People using his site traded in bitcoin to avoid detection.
Ulbricht, known by the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts," operated Silk Road between 2011 and 2013, facilitating more than $200 million in transactions for illegal drugs, hacking services, and counterfeit documents. He was arrested in 2013 and convicted in 2015 of multiple charges, including conspiracy to distribute narcotics and money laundering. His website relied on the anonymity of the Tor network and the burgeoning cryptocurrency market to allow massive drug deals.
In November 2022, while announcing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race, Trump called for the execution of drug dealers.
Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, he said that drug dealers were executed in China, Singapore and other countries, and it was the only option to tackle the drugs issue in the U.S.
Madness!
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