# 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](https://takedownindex.org/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

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/blake-benthall)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/blake-benthall/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/blake-benthall/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/blake-benthall/sources)

## Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

1. November 5, 2014

2. November 6, 2014

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.