The pardon fulfilled a promise made at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention to act on the first day in office. Ulbricht had been convicted in 2015 of running the marketplace, on charges including narcotics trafficking conspiracy and money laundering.
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Ross Ulbricht is pardoned
President Trump granted a full pardon to the Silk Road founder, who had served more than eleven years of a life sentence.
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