[GeneralQuestions]So Ross's trial is over what about the blake guy?

Hey guys. I didn't even know this existed until I read the news about Ross getting found guilty today so forgive me if I am breaking a rule or some kind of faux pas. What is happening with the guy who ran the second silk road? I know it got shut down but does that mean that he will most likely get the same charges as ross did?


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[6 Points] gwern:

Benthall is still in a sort of legal limbo. He was supposed to be officially charged or something legal like that by 19 January, but then they filed, with his lawyer's consent this document: http://www.archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.nysd.434229/gov.uscourts.nysd.434229.8.0.pdf - which cancels the deadline because they're still negotiating the plea bargain.

Now, get this: yesterday, the 4th, this entry popped up on his docket:

SEALED DOCUMENT as to JOHN DOE.. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis on 2/4/2015)(dif) (Entered: 02/04/2015)

Why is it sealed, and who is 'John Doe'? My fervid imagination jumps to one scenario: Benthall has been selling out DPR2, the only person involved in SR2 who plausibly ranks higher than Benthall/Defcon, and this is some sort of search warrant or description of DPR2 or the info Benthall provided as part of the plea agreement. (Although admittedly, it could be anyone else involved in SR2 as well: Tang, Stealth, Aries...)


[3 Points] al_eberia:

He won't be getting a trial. He admitted everything when they arrested him and they have even more evidence on him than Ross (renting a server with his personal email, lol). Right now he's selling out everyone he possibly can to sweeten his plea deal.


[3 Points] None:

Defcon is going to snitch on anything and everything he can muster because he knows nobody is sending him any books or gives a general fuck that he got arrested.