{"id":142215,"date":"2024-11-14T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=142215"},"modified":"2024-11-13T20:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:33:55","slug":"silk-roads-ross-ulbricht-hopes-trump-will-fulfill-pledge-to-free-him-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/silk-roads-ross-ulbricht-hopes-trump-will-fulfill-pledge-to-free-him-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Hopes Trump Will Fulfill Pledge to Free Him from Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a post<\/a> <\/strong>on November 12, Ulbricht expressed hope that President-elect Donald Trump would follow through on a campaign promise to commute his sentence, a promise that many advocates had rallied behind during Trump\u2019s previous presidency.<\/p>\n

Ulbricht, convicted in 2015 for crimes including money laundering and conspiracy to traffic drugs, has been imprisoned without the possibility of parole. The Silk Road marketplace, which he launched in 2011, was shut down by the FBI in 2013 due to its role in facilitating illegal transactions.<\/p>\n

Despite numerous petitions from supporters, Ulbricht\u2019s sentence was not commuted during Trump\u2019s first term. However, during the 2020 election campaign, Trump pledged that he would ensure Ulbricht\u2019s release if given another term.<\/p>\n