President Donald Trump granted Ross Ulbricht, the proprietor of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, a full commutation after he served more than 11 years of a life sentence.
Ross Ulbricht, the proprietor of the controversial dark web marketplace Silk Road, has shared an emotive video on X, formerly Twitter, in which he expresses his gratitude to the public for their support following his full pardon from President Donald Trump.
Ross Ulbricht, who served life in prison without parole for operating the now-defunct online platform, expressed gratitude to Trump in a video for fulfilling his campaign pledge to release him.
“Last night, Donald Trump issued me a complete pardon. After serving over 11 years of a life sentence without parole, he granted me release. Right now, I am a liberated individual. I am extremely grateful to you, President Trump, for bestowing upon me this extraordinary favour. Ulbricht expressed his immense gratitude for regaining control of his life.”
Ulbricht, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude to the universe for this second chance at life and characterized the potential for his freedom as a triumph over prohibition and any lingering prospect of redemption.
“Freedom is an extraordinary sensation. I intend to be with my family in order to facilitate our reunion, reintegration, and recovery. I will resume my involvement in the world once I am feeling more energetic.”
Ross Ulbricht’s early release was the result of a contentious case that involved his 2013 arrest and a 2015 sentencing in order to maintain the Silk Road dark web marketplace, which was now closed. The marketplace authorized transactions that primarily involved illicit narcotics with a transaction value exceeding $200 million. His case garnered public attention as an initial assessment of the government’s ability to regulate cryptocurrency-related criminal activities.
Following Trump’s announcement of his intention to commute Ulbricht’s sentence during a speech at the Libertarian National Convention in May, the Libertarian Party advocated for his release as an instance of government overreach.
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