Founder of 'Silk Road' online drugs supermarket jailed for life

The man who created the underground drug-selling website Silk Road was sentenced to life in prison.

Founder of 'Silk Road' online drugs supermarket jailed for life
Sat, 30 May, 2015 - 08:59

The man who created the underground drug-selling website Silk Road was sentenced to life in prison.

US District Judge Katherine Forrest cited six deaths from drugs bought on Ross Ulbricht’s site and five people he tried to have killed.

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