Ep. 97 Lyn Ulbricht on the Absurd Trial and Sentencing in the Silk Road Case
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Lyn Ulbricht is the mother of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road website. Contrary to the government’s assertions, Lyn argues that her son was hardly a criminal kingpin menacing society. Even taking the laws on the book at face value, Ross’ trial was a sham, and the government’s behavior was shocking.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
- The YouTube video of this interview.
- A website devoted to Ross Ulbricht’s case and how to help.
- The change.org petition for clemency for Ross.
- Trailer for the documentary, “Deep Web,” about Silk Road.
- Bob’s co-authored booklet on the mechanics and economics of Bitcoin.
- Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.
That really makes my blood boil: he did nothing wrong and faced a show trial where witnesses were lied to and crucial information was not allowed to be presented to them.
Cases like this make it clear that we are living under a mafia, one that will terrorize its subjects to make an example out of those who defy it.