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An Irish national has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators who helped run now-defunct dark web marketplace “Silk Road.”
Gary Davis, 31, of Wicklow, Ireland, was known as ‘Libertas’ on the … Continue reading Silk Road Admin Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison On Drug Trafficking Charges
An Irish national who helped run the now-defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road pleaded guilty on Friday to drug trafficking charges that carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Gary Davis, also known as Libertas, was one of the site administr… Continue reading Silk Road Admin Pleads Guilty – Could Face Up to 20 Years in Prison
An alleged high-level employee of the dark web market Silk Road was extradited from Ireland to the United States on Friday, the Department of Justice announced. This follows a years-long legal fight against extradition that failed last month. Gary Davis, also known as Libertas, is accused of being a salaried administrator on Silk Road, one of the first multimillion dollar dark web markets that took advantage of cryptocurrency. The vast majority of the illicit goods available on Silk Road were illegal drugs but other digital services and goods, including some malware, was available for purchase on the underground market. Silk Road was shuttered in October 2013 after a high-profile FBI investigation ended with the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, who is now serving a double life sentence in American prison. It’s difficult to overstate the degree to which Silk Road, for a short but intense period of time, drew global attention […]
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An Irish judge has ruled on the extradition of Gary Davis, suspected of being Silk Road staffer Libertas. Continue reading Court Rules to Extradite Suspected Silk Road Admin From Ireland to the US