President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht, a promise he made to the ...

Law enforcement said Ulbricht created the “most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace” on the internet.

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

President Donald Trump pardoned the founder of darknet marketplace Silk Road, he said in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday night. Ross William Ulbricht, known online as Dread Pirate Roberts ...

WASHINGTON — An Austin native who was sentenced to life in prison for founding a dark web marketplace that specialized in illegal drug sales has been pardoned by President Donald Trump.

President Trump said Tuesday night that he had given a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an online black market which enabled users to buy and sell ...