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
Sources
Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.
Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.
2 sources cited across 5 recorded actions
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[1]
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
Silk Road seizure, Ulbricht arrest and charges, Bitcoin seizure
No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.
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[2]
United States v. Ross William Ulbricht, judgment and sentencing record
Conviction, sentence, and appellate history
No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.