For the alleged murder for hire plot that absolutely meets the definition of entrapment. In a court of law in the United States there needs to be two elements o

For the alleged murder for hire plot that absolutely meets the definition of entrapment. In a court of law in the United States there needs to be two elements of an entrapment defense. 1. The police have to have induced the crime. 2. The defendant's lack of predisposition for the crime. As to 1., the agent was the one that stole the money in the first place. The agent was the one that approached him telling him that he needed to have him killed. The agent was also the supposed hitman. No rational person would conclude that the agent didn't induce him to commit that specific crime. As to 2., DPR initially only wanted his location in order to scare him. The agent was the one that convinced him that he would just hide and he'd never get a chance to find him again. He had to convince him to order the hit, Ross Ulbricht was certainly predisposed to commit crimes, but not attempted murder specifically.