INAUGURATION DAY: Trump vows to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America during inauguration speech Ross Ulbricht is the founder of Silk Road, which was an online dark web marketplace.

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

The dark web has been depicted as a long-standing hub for crimes, where illegal activities such as drug dealing, financial ...

In January 2025, a claim (archived) circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road. "I just called the ...

The president granted the unconditional release of the online drug impresario as a favor to libertarians and cryptocurrency ...

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark-web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some ...

Ulbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running site that allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales.

He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" Ross Ulbricht is the founder of Silk Road, which was an online dark web marketplace. He is 40 years old. He has an X account with more ...

Ross Ulbricht, also known as "Dread Pirate Roberts," operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road between 2011 and 2013, when law enforcement shut the site down and arrested him at a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web Silk Road marketplace of illicit drugs.