Day: January 14, 2015
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Ross Ulbricht trial begins
The trial of Ross Ulbricht, a 2006 UTD graduate arrested in 2013 on charges of operating a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering, computer hacking and narcotics trafficking conspiracy, started yesterday in New York. Prosecutors allege that Ulbricht founded and ran the Silk Road, an underground black market website known for its sale of narcotics and…