Silk Road / Ross Ulbricht

7 podcast episodes

Night Watch: Kidnapped For Bitcoin: The SoHo Crypto Torture House

Released: Duration: 22:54

What started as a trip to New York for a young crypto trader spiraled into 17 days of unimaginable torture inside a SoHo townhouse. Prosecutors say Michael Carturan was kidnapped and tortured for 17 days inside a SoHo townhouse, all in an alleged scheme to steal millions from his Bitcoin account. Th… more

430: Biggest Heist Ever

Released: Duration: 54:34

Their crime earned them the nickname "Bitcoin Bonnie & Clyde"...but are they? And they heist is credited as being the most lucrative crime ever...but was it? If you love it when we rage-scream about a bunch of internet losers, then boy oh boy are you gonna love this week's episode. You might want to… more

287: Chris Tarbell – Silk Road, Dark Web Marketplace

Released: Duration: 01:07:41

Former agent Chris Tarbell reviews his investigation and takedown of the billion-dollar, cryptocurrency-based drug underground marketplace "Silk Road" and the arrest of its founder. The investigation, code-named Operation Onion Peeler, resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date. Chris was a… more

Case 76: Silk Road (Part 3/3)

Released: Duration: 1:02:48

[Part 3 of 3]

The investigation into The Silk Road and Ross Ulbricht heats to boiling point as Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI hone in on their suspect. Will Ulbricht’s attempts to create a new identity pay off and will his emergency plans succeed?

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Case 76: Silk Road (Part 2/3)

Released: Duration: 1:16:56

[Part 2 of 3]

As The Silk Road continued to expand, problems started piling up for Ross Ulbricht, AKA The Dread Pirate Roberts. With business booming and concerns that law enforcement were lurking on the site, Ulbricht created an emergency ‘To Do List’ in case he ever came under real danger of gett…
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Case 76: Silk Road (Part 1/3)

Released: Duration: 1:20:14

[Part 1 of 3]

Pennsylvania State University student Ross Ulbricht had been fascinated with mathematics and science from a young age. During his college years, he developed a new fascination with libertarianism, a political philosophy that values individual freedom above all else. For Ross, this bec…
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