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Business 24 July 2018

US attorney wants Ross Ulbricht’s murder-for-hire charges dropped

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur has filed a motion to dismiss the pending charges filed against Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the now defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road.

Business 29 June 2018

Ross Ulbricht rebuffed in renewed bid for freedom

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Ross Ulbricht's petition for writ of certiorari, bringing the former Silk Road operator's legal saga to a "devastating" close.

Business 22 May 2018

Ross Ulbricht turns to Supreme Court in fight for freedom

In a petition for writ of certiorari filed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ulbricht's attorneys argued that the case has "unresolved constitutional questions."