Prosecutor release

# Ross Ulbricht, A/K/A "Dread Pirate Roberts," Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison

United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, May 29, 2015.

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** May 29, 2015

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York

**Published:** May 29, 2015

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ross-ulbricht-aka-dread-pirate-roberts-sentenced-manhattan-federal-court-life-prison](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/ross-ulbricht-aka-dread-pirate-roberts-sentenced-manhattan-federal-court-life-prison)

**What it supports:** Supporting detail not recorded.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_sdny\_ulbricht\_sentencing\_2015

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Silk Road seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/silk-road-seizure)

Darknet market, October 2013

Supporting source

### Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Ross William Ulbricht](https://takedownindex.org/people/ross-william-ulbricht)

Convicted, Silk Road seizure

Later outcome
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[Ross William Ulbricht](https://takedownindex.org/people/ross-william-ulbricht)

Sentenced, Silk Road seizure

Later outcome

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