Using the online moniker “Dread Pirate Roberts,” or “DPR,” ULBRICHT controlled and oversaw every aspect of Silk Road, and managed a staff of paid, online administrators and computer programmers who assisted with the day-to-day operation of the site. Through his ownership and operation of Silk Road, ULBRICHT reaped commissions worth more than $13 million generated from the illicit sales conducted through the site. ULBRICHT also demonstrated a willingness to use violence to protect his criminal enterprise and the anonymity of its users, soliciting six murders-for-hire in connection with operating the site, although there is no evidence that these murders were actually carried out. -FBI.gov Until next week… BE SAFE! Sources: https://freeross.org/ Subscribe to Generation Why- This week's guest is Co-Host Justin American Kingpin- Nick Bilton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLOSVAJH2ks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04xlf2j0dDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcpKx-Hugws&t=7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6iI_aiM4xI  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10 May 2024