Ross Ulbricht Trial - What we know so far [Please upvote for visibility]

This thread is all about what know so far. Please comment with all relevant links and threads. Normal weekly megathreads will start tuesday, this thread is just for the weekend discussion (have a feeling it'll heat up)

Relevant links:

(to be filled/dated/organized for posterity)

Karpeles Accused of being DPR

Homeland Security's Mt. Gox Investiagtion

Ulbritch ghost writer for Karpeles

Michael Duch, SR1 Vendor Arrest

Speculation on vendor

Speculation on Karpeles


Comments


[36 Points] Einsteins_Lovechild:

The Karpales/DPR speculation is a fantastic defense, or at least it would be if antiquated ideas of the US legal system like "guility beyond all reasonable doubt" and "due process" still exist. The fact that most of DPR's communications are basically anonymous or extremely difficult to tie to any identity raises quite a bit of doubt that Ulbricht is responsible for ALL of DPR's accused actions. This uncertainty alone raises a reasonable doubt whether Ulbricht is DPR, and that's all that is required for acquittal. Until of course the reasonable doubt standard is done away with. You know, because we can't let the terrorists win or something.


[12 Points] None:

As expected the inferred original DPR, Mark Karpeles, denied any SR involvement.

In an email sent to Motherboard, Karpeles categorically denied the accusation.

"I am not Dread Pirate Roberts," he wrote.

“I have nothing to do with Silk Road and do not condone what has been happening there,” he added. “The investigation reached that conclusion already—this is why I am not the one sitting during the Silk Road trial.”

Here is Karpeles’s full statement:

“This is probably going to be disappointing for you, but I am not Dread Pirate Roberts. The investigation reached that conclusion already - this is why I am not the one sitting during the Silk Road trial, and I can only feel defense attorney Joshua Dratel trying everything he can to point the attention away from his client.

I have nothing to do with Silk Road and do not condone what has been happening there. I believe Bitcoin (and its underlying technology) is not meant to help people evade the law, but to improve everyone's way of life by offering never thought before possibilities.

As for the silkroadmarket.org domain, it was registered by a KalyHost.com customer and paid in Bitcoins (KalyHost is a service of Tibanne that has been up since 2009).”

More of the story

I'm fairly certain Karpeles has a signed, first edition, copy of The Princess Bride stowed away in a private bank. Karpeles seems to fit the type of a DPR fanboy more than Ulbricht.

Also, found this interesting.

Karpeles linkedin summary:

While more a technical geek, I believe managing a company is mainly achieved by making the company a community in which every employee is a vital part of the company. I have a long experience in company creation, and experienced almost any imaginable kind of trouble. Now is the time to create something that will be solid enough to handle any situation, anytime.

Specialties:Linux Servers, Network Security, PHP, Bash, C, C++, Posix API, ASM


[14 Points] DobZombie:

This would explain why mt gox folded shortly after SR1 git siezed.

Gox funds were tied into it!


[3 Points] pensataq:

Tl:dr Karpeles did it!


[2 Points] None:

Thanks


[1 Points] Lost_my_fucking_mind:

How does speculation (Ulbritch ghost writer for Karpeles) fit in with "what we know"?