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[–]badgrl2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The UC had been trying to get in touch specifically with DPR for a while it seemed, maybe the feds figured that whoever DPR recommended for that big of a sale was probably already in pretty well with him and they just got lucky, since it shouldn't have even been an admin anyway...it still makes no sense really, especially since googleyed (the vendor) already fucking knew that the UC was a UC.

Why would he make that deal with cp to be the middle man of someone that he had already publicly questioned and who anyone with any sense would've been able to spot from a mile away??? Unless he had already come across cp's past history of being a rat and was just trying to fuck him over. No enough info to be sure.

[–]Circ-Le-Jerk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They also got remarkably lucky when the Canadian government just happened to randomly search the package heading to him.

Seriously though. This story is still really incomplete and it's clear they aren't telling us how they truly figured this out. Nor do I think we ever will.

[–]3domfighter 1 point2 points  (9 children)

I noticed the same thing. Green choosing to get in the middle of the deal worked out well for the feds and for the intended recipient of that kilo. What exactly would have been DPR's big fear upon finding out his admin was arrested? It seems pretty clear from details in the plea agreement that he didn't know DPR's identity.

[–]3domfighter 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Certainly those concerns are obvious, but I don't think they are so threatening that a person who seemed to be peaceful would jump to "finish him".

[–]3domfighter 0 points1 point  (2 children)

That is true and you are correct. However, we are talking about the same guy who basically taunted DHS when they visited his house. People do strange things in crises, but someone with Ross Ulbricht's background seems unlikely to jump so quickly to murder.

[–]3domfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm referring to the report that he told the agents something to the effect of, "hypothetically anyone could order fake IDs off a website called Silk Road."

His decision not to move is not something I'd call taunting, but it isn't consistent with the personality of someone who was scared into murder by a remote threat.

I don't disagree with you, just trying to suss out the truth between ludicrous conspiracy theories and gov't/media reporting.

[–]ComplimentingBot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're more fun than bubble wrap

[–]daver00lzd00d 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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[–]3domfighter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"the story" is right. I don't believe that DPR would jump straight to murder to protect users from such a nebulous threat.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I can't work out why DPR would want to have anything to do with such a deal. It makes no sense to me.

It looks like said employee may have been valuable in putting together the final pieces of the puzzle...

[–]3domfighter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree. For a guy running a busy site, making good money off small transactions, going out of his way to personally arrange a coke deal seems completely pointless. Maybe if he was lacking quality dealers and was trying to build up the site I'd get it, but there was always plenty of fish scale when I browsed.

[–]badgrl2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seriously, he already had tens of millions of dollars that he couldn't even spend--he's going to waste his time trying to connect coke dealers for what, a few hundred bucks (can't remember the exact rates on large transactions, but definitely less than 1k) in commission?? he was making that much in an hour of the site running...

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