Support for Freeing Ross Ulbricht Rises Globally + Roger Ver Donates $25,000
Things are looking good for Ross Ulbricht, as people around the world find out about the injustice actions of the US gov.
Off the heels of the recent Free-Ross-A-Thon it's been noted that not only did the event raise the $14,000 needed - they surpassed their expectations by raising $50,000 - with $25,000 being donated by Roger Ver.
After being convicted of seven non-violent charges, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole in May of 2015 for his alleged role in orchestrating the Silk Road website. He is currently appealing his conviction and sentence in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
“The idea that anyone could receive a life sentence for creating an ecommerce website, regardless of the products being sold, shocks the conscience,” Ver said to Bitcoin Magazine. “Any moral person should be opposed to this kind of draconian sentence.”
The fundraiser follows recent evidence gathered by Ulbricht’s legal team alleging proof of evidence tampering. A previously undiscovered copy of the Silk Road forum database clearly shows that someone with access to the site deleted significant portions of evidence, according to Ulbricht’s lawyers. This new revelation has added another twist to a case already saddled with unsubstantiated details and questionable conclusions.
The legal team also discovered proof that someone other than Ulbricht used the Dread Pirate Roberts account to log into the site nearly seven weeks after Ulbricht was taken into custody. This contradicts assertions by the government that Ulbricht was the sole user of the Dread Pirate Roberts account.
Says Lyn Ulbricht, Ross’ mother: “If this backup of the forum database had not been found; if logins made by DPR after Ross' arrest were not discovered, no one would be the wiser. This begs the question: how much more is there? We may never know, as digital evidence is easily changed, planted or deleted without a trace. That my son — or anyone — would receive a life sentence based on such vulnerable evidence, especially when there is proof of corruption and tampering, is a travesty of justice.”
This is great news. The support for Ross will need to continue, however. The unjust US gov. will not give up easily. You can learn more about this case on the website freeross.org.
Hear great speakers say why Ross Ulbricht did not receive justice; how his case is a threat to our liberty; and why he should be free. Jeffrey Tucker (FEE); Alex Winter (Deep Web); Brian Doherty (Reason Magazine); Stephen Duke (Students for LIberty); Cliff Maloney (Young Americans for Liberty); Ronald Simpson-Bey (JustLeadership USA); Jason Pye (Freedomworks); Jeff Berwick (Anarchast); Carla Gericke (Free State Project); Neill Franklin (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition); Gary LE (ZCoin); Stephanie Murphy (Let's Talk Bitcoin); Tom Woods (Tom Woods Show); Naomi Brockwell (Fox Business Network); Ernest Hancock (Declare Your Independence); Lyn Ulbricht (FreeRoss.org)
I spent the whole day for that Free Ross a Thon on the computer, interacting with them on all the pages, and I wrote up several blog posts that day too, on Steemit for #FreeRoss ! - it was a great day! Like, REALLY good day - and tons of learning resources on the live feeds there on the YT / other streams!
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