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>>Ozarki+(OP)
I think his original sentence was absolutely deserved—even though the charge of hiring a contract killer to assassinate his business competition may have been dropped, I think it's clear he did many things in the same vein. Even if you support his original pursuit of a free and open online marketplace, I think most people would agree he took it a bridge too far in the end.

That said, I do think he absolutely deserved to be released, not because he didn't deserve to be locked up in the first place, but because he's clearly been rehabilitated and has done great work during his time in prison. All that considered, ten years seems like a not unreasonable prison sentence for what he did. I hope he'll continue to do good when he's released.

>>rappat+0c
What has always sat odd with me regarding this, is we don't truly know the extent of the fbi's corruption in this. They stole, so it's not hard to imagine they planted evidence too.

>>naderm+sc
What evidence would you have even needed to plant? He ran the largest internet drug market and openly tried to assassinate a competitor.

>>mplewi+Hc
> openly tried to assassinate a competitor.

Unmitigated nonsense. The evidence that he was involved in this is somewhere between unreliable and nonexistent, and he (and the supposed victim) have disputed it since day one. WTF do you mean "openly"?

>>jMyles+4z
Is this between unreliable and non-existent ?

- Log files found on Ulbricht's laptop with entries corresponding to the murder-for-hire events

- Bitcoin transaction records showing payments

- Messages between DPR and vendors/users about the situations

The court found this evidence admissible as:

- Direct evidence of the charged offenses

- Proof of Ulbricht's role as site administrator

- Evidence of Ulbricht's identity as DPR

- Demonstration of his willingness to use violence to protect the criminal enterprise

The court determined that while prejudicial, the probative value of this evidence outweighed any unfair prejudice, particularly since the government would stipulate no murders actually occurred.

The above is summarized from https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-ulbricht-10

>>cbg0+191
Except the government blocked a codefendant from testifying that Ross wasn't the current DPR. The person who set up the fake murder was a Secret Service agent who went to federal prison. The target, Curtis Green, said the alleged diary was suspect. The court also kept out the role of the two convicted federal agents, not to mention 8+ other federal employees who committed crimes or unethical behavior.

And an indictment is not proof that the allegations are real or not manipulated. US Attorneys are a deeply amoral group, they don't care about truth or justice, just winning at any cost.

>>39x9+XF1
> Except the government blocked a codefendant from testifying that Ross wasn't the current DPR.

What is this based on? Can't find this on Google.

Also, which fake murder are you talking about? There were 6 alleged murder-for-hire solicitations.