The seven offenses in question: distributing narcotics, distributing narcotics by means of the Internet, conspiring to distribute narcotics, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiring to commit computer hacking, conspiring to traffic in false identity documents, and conspiring to commit money laundering

A judge bypassed the jury and prosecutor and sentenced him as if he hired hit men and admitted doing so. The sentence upgrade was based on a preponderance of evidence, whereas they would have had to proven beyond a reasonable doubt had he been charged.

Framing this as judicial activism is false. Many sentencing arrangements include - with the agreement of the defendant (since it is their rights in this case) - to have other related activities factored in exactly this manner.

It happens all the time in pleas and diversion agreements, so don’t frame it as a reckless lone judge going off the reservation.

blatant entrapment and gaslighting for more than a year by law enforcement dedicating 24h to it.

the real criminals for that prank were never even tried.

Looks like the "real criminal" was charged.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/silk-road-drug-vendor-w...

wake me up when you get a cop working for you for over a year just to convince you that you have to hire his friend to kill your other employee

He was never tried for that. Don't believe the disinformation.

To be fair - he was not pardoned for that, he could still be charged for it. He was only pardoned for crimes related to drugs.

do you know that is actually the case ? i've been trying to find the text of the pardon and haven't been able to yet. can only find Trump's description of it as "full and unconditional"

edit: i see your other comment with the context

They unfortunately have not released the text yet.

It should eventually pop up here: https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-recipients

(among other places)

It is now there, see - https://www.justice.gov/pardon/media/1386096/dl

He was not pardoned for any crimes not charged, and therefore could still be charged.

Does this mean California could go after Ulbricht for solicitation on the murder scheme, like, tomorrow?