Lawyers for Ross Ulbricht, who created the online marketplace Silk Road, claim that a corrupt government agent sold inside information directly to Ulbricht, helping him stay ahead of the investigation. They say this was not a one-time scandal it was part of a larger pattern of misconduct by officers during the investigation.
Secret agent used fake names and took payments in Bitcoin
According to Ulbricht’s lawyers, someone using names like “albertpacino” or “notwonderful” reached out to Ulbricht in mid-2013. They offered to share secret police investigation details in exchange for monthly Bitcoin payments $8,000 down and $500 per month. Ulbricht’s defense team did not receive the Silk Road forum messages that appeared in a newly recovered backup during the trial.
Evidence may have been hidden from the defense
Ulbricht’s lawyers say prosecutors scrubbed key chat evidence from the forum logs before handing them over. They argue someone deliberately removed it from the official records possibly to conceal corruption. One server copy showed the chats, but others didn’t raising concerns that someone may have tampered with the investigation.
If more evidence shows that law enforcement hid misconduct, it could shake public trust and raise questions about fairness in Ulbricht’s case. For now, we know this scandal is bigger than two bad agents it may involve a third person who helped Ulbricht from the inside. Whether this changes his legal future remains to be seen.
Ulbricht’s Lawyers Say the Trial May Not Have Been Fair
Ross Ulbricht is currently serving a life sentence after the court found him guilty of creating and running Silk Road, an online marketplace used to buy and sell illegal goods. His lawyers now claim that the government hid important information from the jury during the trial details that could have changed the outcome or at least affected how the jury understood the case.
They say the government hid important facts about corrupt law enforcement agents who took part in the investigation. Authorities had already convicted two officers for stealing Bitcoin and abusing their power. Now, signs suggest that a third officer secretly helped Ulbricht while working as an insider. . His lawyers argue that these hidden details matter, not because they would prove Ulbricht innocent, but because the jury had the right to know everything that was going on behind the scenes.
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