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Title: [2015-04-29] NDTV: No New Trial for Man Behind Illicit Silk Road Website Post by: polynesia on May 04, 2015, 01:41:27 PM No New Trial for Man Behind Illicit Silk Road Website
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/no-new-trial-for-man-behind-illicit-silk-road-website-758978 A Manhattan federal judge has denied a request for a new trial for Ross Ulbricht, the man convicted of being the mastermind behind the Silk Road online black market for illegal drugs Calling evidence of Ulbricht's guilt "overwhelming," U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest on Monday night rejected arguments that the defendant was improperly denied the right to review materials demonstrating his innocence, or examine alleged corruption by two "rogue" federal agents involved in the case. |