American justice says 'guilty' the founder of the Silk Road website

"Investigators have proven they can identify users of websites and e-mail addresses, and pursue them."

In the US, the creator of the website Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, was declared Wednesday guilty of money laundering, drug trafficking, criminal enterprise and hacking. A total of seven charges were brought against this American 30 years. His in federal court in New York. Jurors must now determine the sentence. Ross Ulbricht faces life in prison.

After the hearing, Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross, described the decision as "unfair". "We could not defend themselves on equal terms, she said. Several witnesses did not testify. Ample evidence could not be presented due to lack of authorization. Some elements of the defense were voluntarily dismissed. All this made it impossible to have a complete view of things. "

US officials hope that this will have a deterrent effect. In any case the comment Peter Skinner, a former prosecutor. "The accused thought was safe behind a pseudonym (" Dread Pirate Roberts ", Ed), but it did not happen, he said. Investigators have shown that they can identify the users of websites and email addresses, identify and prosecute. "

The site Silk Road was established in 2011. It allowed users to buy any type of drugs, or false papers, all anonymously. Customers were using "bitcoins," the name of this virtual currency. At the head of this great black market, Ross Ulbricht was arrested in October 2013. The site was then closed by the FBI.