Image placed on Silk Road hidden service after arrest of Ross William Ulbricht (credit: FBI via Wikimedia Commons)Image placed on Silk Road hidden service after arrest of Ross William Ulbricht (credit: FBI via Wikimedia Commons)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Manhattan federal judge presiding over the case against Ross Ulbricht, accused founder of Silk Road, is now the subject of online death threats.
As WCBS 880’s Irene Cornell reported, the family of Ulbricht is now condemning the website; Ulbricht’s mother posted a statement online saying Ross and his family are horrified at the threats made to Judge Katherine Forrest, saying the threats are outrageous and reprehensible.
The anonymous threats appeared to a website called HiddenWiki. One of them reads, “I hope some drug cartel that lost a lot of money with the seizure of Silk Road will murder this lady and her entire family.”
U.S. Marshals are aware of the threat and are investigating.
He was accused of drug trafficking, computer hacking, money laundering and running a continuing criminal conspiracy for his role in operating the black market site.