> his murder-for-hire behavior wasn't part of the trial but only considered in the sentencing. Not only that (shouldn't consider outside claims that haven't be

> his murder-for-hire behavior wasn't part of the trial but only considered in the sentencing. Not only that (shouldn't consider outside claims that haven't been evaluated by the jury). The DEA withheld evidence that he could have used in his defense and later DEA agents went to jail for corruption (attempting to steal funds and it appeared setting him up). Further, there wasn't a warrant for his records; they just took them and monitored his traffic. SCOTUS refused to hear the case (doesn't mean it was reasonable or not, they have discretion to skip stuff). Many people (myself included) believe the government officials in this case were attempting to steal the funds and set him up to take a fall so they can take the funds for themselves. A lot of this can be actually seen on the wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht