Court case

# United States v. Ross William Ulbricht

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Docket 1:14-cr-00068.

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** 1:14-cr-00068

**Linked takedowns:** 0

**People named:** 0

## Case record

**Court:** United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** 1:14-cr-00068

**Status:** Pardoned; conviction and sentence were final before pardon

**Status verified:** August 21, 2026

**Dataset id:** case\_us\_v\_ulbricht

The status line was checked against the public record on August 21, 2026. Proceedings may have moved since.

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## People named in this case

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## Sources

2 sources support this entry. Each one is listed with the role it was relied on for.

- [Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of Silk Road Website](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-attorney-s-office-southern-district-of-new-york-manhattan-u-s-atto), Primary source. United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, October 25, 2013. [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-seizure-additional-28-million-worth-bitcoins-belonging](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-seizure-additional-28-million-worth-bitcoins-belonging)
- [United States v. Ross William Ulbricht, judgment and sentencing record](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-new-york-united-states), Later outcome. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, May 29, 2015. [https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/15-1815/15-1815-2017-05-31.html](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/15-1815/15-1815-2017-05-31.html)

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