Blake Benthall
Also known as: Defcon
Arrested, Charged
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0.
Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.
Legal summary
- Associated takedowns
- Operation Onymous
- Recorded role
- operator of Silk Road 2.0
- Group segment
- Core operator
- Charging authority
- United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
- Charging jurisdiction
- United States
- Case number
- Not published
- Latest recorded action
- Charged, November 2014
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
Charges
Counts named in the public charging documents for this person, with the authority that brought them.
A charge is an accusation. No count on this page has been tested at trial by the fact of appearing here.
4 counts named in the public record
| Charge | Charging authority | Case number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narcotics trafficking conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
| Computer hacking conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
| Trafficking in fraudulent identification documents conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
| Money laundering conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, November 2014 |
Counts are listed as they appear in the charging document. Where an authority confirmed a charge but published no docket, the case number reads not published rather than being left blank. This dataset carries no statute citations, so no statute column is shown.