January 18, 2016 Ross Ulbricht appeals Silk Road conviction – did he get a fair trial? Lawyers for Ross Ulbricht filed an appeal last week, arguing that the evidence against him was tainted by corrupt law enforcement agents. Naked Security
June 25, 2015 DEA agent who lined his pockets with Silk Road bitcoins pleads guilty Carl Force confessed to routing bitcoins into his own accounts while investigating the black market site. Naked Security
January 23, 2015 Fake Facebook account case settled with DEA who admits no wrongdoing The Feds have agreed to pay $134,000 to settle a case over having taken a phony Facebook profile out to lure suspects. Nothing in the ruling prohibits future use of such deceptive tactics. Naked Security
