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He didn't. These were lies - straight up lies - designed to impugn his credibility during jury selection and the bail proceeding. Ask yourself: Why wasn't he

by jMyles 12y ago

He didn't. These were lies - straight up lies - designed to impugn his credibility during jury selection and the bail proceeding. Ask yourself: Why wasn't he charged with these crimes?

BigChiefSmokem 12y ago
Because no one was murdered. He tried to hire a hitman but the hitman ended up being an undercover FBI agent. Don't defend this man, he is manipulative human garbage.
- WillNotDownvote 12y ago
  Which would still be a crime, if he committed it. But he wasn't tried for it.
  - FireBeyond 12y ago
    Put him away for the things that are an easy conviction, rather than the more nebulous details of that attempt. Why cloud things?
    - FireBeyond 12y ago
      Not sure why this is being down voted. Of the two sets of charges, one was a much more easy conviction - the drug dealing. It's not the prosecutor's job to introduce clouds of doubt into a prosecution. And this is not a case of "better ten guilty men go free than one innocent man be found guilty". He was, apparently quite overwhelmingly guilty of the charges related to running Silk Road. Why risk a conviction by charging him with something that might not stick (yes, I realize you can be found guilty of some charges and not others, but a whole world of doubt is introduced)?
  - nyolfen 12y ago
    he will be in another trial
- ufo 12y ago
  Was the hitman really an undercover agent? I though it was just someone scamming Ross for as much $ as possible.
  - kevinnk 12y ago
    redandwhite was almost certainly a scammer and got paid to kill friendlychemist and tony76 + three roommates. Nob was an undercover agent who got paid to kill "The Employee" aka flush aka cronicpain aka Curtis Green. Two different incidences.
trcollinson 12y ago
Despite what others are saying about why he was not charged with these crimes, the real reason is because he is being indicted with these crimes, federally, in Maryland on those charges. He will face that trial next. Now, to be fair, these allegations (not lies, allegations) could be just that. Allegations. The prosecution will need to prove them to get a conviction. The reason he is facing these separately could be that these attempted murder of a federal witness charges are much harder to prove and thus convict on.

by jMyles 12y ago

He didn't. These were lies - straight up lies - designed to impugn his credibility during jury selection and the bail proceeding. Ask yourself: Why wasn't he charged with these crimes?

BigChiefSmokem 12y ago

Because no one was murdered. He tried to hire a hitman but the hitman ended up being an undercover FBI agent. Don't defend this man, he is manipulative human garbage.

WillNotDownvote 12y ago
Which would still be a crime, if he committed it. But he wasn't tried for it.
- FireBeyond 12y ago
  Put him away for the things that are an easy conviction, rather than the more nebulous details of that attempt. Why cloud things?
  - FireBeyond 12y ago
    Not sure why this is being down voted. Of the two sets of charges, one was a much more easy conviction - the drug dealing. It's not the prosecutor's job to introduce clouds of doubt into a prosecution. And this is not a case of "better ten guilty men go free than one innocent man be found guilty". He was, apparently quite overwhelmingly guilty of the charges related to running Silk Road. Why risk a conviction by charging him with something that might not stick (yes, I realize you can be found guilty of some charges and not others, but a whole world of doubt is introduced)?
- nyolfen 12y ago
  he will be in another trial
ufo 12y ago
Was the hitman really an undercover agent? I though it was just someone scamming Ross for as much $ as possible.
- kevinnk 12y ago
  redandwhite was almost certainly a scammer and got paid to kill friendlychemist and tony76 + three roommates. Nob was an undercover agent who got paid to kill "The Employee" aka flush aka cronicpain aka Curtis Green. Two different incidences.

trcollinson 12y ago

Despite what others are saying about why he was not charged with these crimes, the real reason is because he is being indicted with these crimes, federally, in Maryland on those charges. He will face that trial next. Now, to be fair, these allegations (not lies, allegations) could be just that. Allegations. The prosecution will need to prove them to get a conviction. The reason he is facing these separately could be that these attempted murder of a federal witness charges are much harder to prove and thus convict on.