12 years ago Ross Ulbricht was captured and imprisoned for his role in creating The Silk Road website and given two life sentences plus 40years for non-violent crimes

Ross William Ulbricht, born in 1984, created and operated the illegal darknet marketplace Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The site facilitated the anonymous trade of narcotics and other illegal goods using Bitcoin on the Tor network. He was arrested on October 1, 2013, convicted in 2015 of multiple charges, and sentenced to double life in prison plus 40 years. After appeals failed, he was released in January 2025 following a full pardon from President Donald Trump.