Ross William Ulbricht
Also known as: Dread Pirate Roberts, DPR
Arrested, Charged, Convicted, Sentenced, Released
Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026
Index entry last updated August 21, 2026
Founder and sole controlling administrator of Silk Road.
A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.
- Founder and operator of Silk Road.
- Pardoned by President Trump on 2025-01-21.
Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.
This entry records 5 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
- Silk Road seizure
- Recorded role
- Founder and sole controlling administrator of Silk Road
- 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
- Released, January 2025
- Nationality
- United States
- Country of residence
- United States
- Recorded sentence
- Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 40 years
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, October 2013 |
| Continuing criminal enterprise | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, October 2013 |
| Computer hacking conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, October 2013 |
| Money laundering conspiracy | United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York | Not published | Charged, October 2013 |
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.