{"id":14841,"date":"2018-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2018\/01\/30\/dash-donations-now-accepted-at-freeross\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:38:13","slug":"ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/news\/ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Donations now accepted at #FreeRoss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThis case is the birth of law as applied to our digital future. Watch it as a spectator at your peril.\u201d
\n\u2013 Scott H. Greenfield, criminal defense attorney<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ross Ulbricht, a 33-year old first time offender, was given double life without parole for all non-violent charges associated with creating\/operating the Silk Road website under the pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR). No victim was named at trial.<\/p>\n

Silk Road was an online marketplace designed to protect user privacy. Using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin on the TOR browser, people anonymously exchanged a variety of goods, both legal and illegal, including drugs. Prohibited was anything involuntary that created victims or used force, such as child porn, stolen goods or violent services.<\/p>\n

Who is Ross ?<\/a><\/p>\n

100 letters<\/a><\/p>\n

USP Florence Maximum Security Prison \u2013 December, 2017\u200b<\/p>\n

The Silk Road Case<\/h2>\n

The investigation, trial and sentencing were rife with corruption, abuse, and violations, including:<\/p>\n