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Judge denies Silk Road’s demands to dismiss criminal prosecution

Silk Road suspect Ross Ulbricht, as seen in his Brooklyn prison, in a newly-released photo. FreeRoss.org In a scathing opinion and order on Wednesday, the federal judge presiding over the Silk Road case denied the defense’s motion to dismiss all four criminal counts, rejecting every argument made. Absent a plea deal, the case will now go to trial scheduled for November in a New York federal courtroom. The underground drug website Silk Road, which was shut down as part of a federal raid late last year, was only accessible through the anonymizing tool Tor.

 

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