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Silk Road Operator Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge of Conspiracy
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Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court
Roger Thomas Clark Was a Key Figure in the Development of Silk Road, Advised Ross Ulbricht on All Aspects of the Criminal Enterprise, and Urged and Facilitated an Attempted Murder-for-Hire
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROGER THOMAS CLARK, a/k/a “Plural of Mongoose,” a/k/a “Variety Jones,” a/k/a “VJ,” a/k/a “cimon,” pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics, a charge arising out of his role as the senior adviser to the owner and operator of the “Silk Road” online illicit black market. During its operation from 2011 until 2013, Silk Road was used by thousands of drug dealers and other unlawful vendors to distribute illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars derived from those unlawful transactions. CLARK pled guilty before United States District Judge William H. Pauley III.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “Silk Road was a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and a whole host of other criminal activity. As he admitted today, Roger Thomas Clark was a central figure in helping to lead Silk Road and in advocating violence to protect the site. Clark even went so far as to urge, and facilitate, the attempted killing of a co-conspirator suspected of stealing from Silk Road. Clark’s arrest, extradition from Thailand, and conviction should make it clear that the purported anonymity of the dark web is not a protective shield from prosecution.”
According to the allegations in the Superseding Indictment, court filings, statements made in court, and evidence presented during the 2015 trial of Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road’s founder:
Ulbricht created Silk Road in approximately January 2011, and owned and operated the underground website until it was shut down by law enforcement authorities in October 2013. Silk Road emerged as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the Internet at the time, serving as a sprawling black market bazaar where unlawful goods and services, including illegal drugs of virtually all varieties, were bought and sold regularly by the site’s users. While in operation, Silk Road was used by thousands of drug dealers and other unlawful vendors to distribute hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and services to well over 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars deriving from these unlawful transactions.
Silk Road enabled its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services anonymously and outside the reach of law enforcement. Silk Road was operated on what is known as “The Onion Router,” or “Tor” network, a special network of computers on the Internet, distributed around the world, designed to conceal the true IP addresses of the computers on the network and thereby the identities of the networks’ users. Silk Road also included a Bitcoin-based payment system that served to facilitate the illegal commerce conducted on the site, including by concealing the identities and locations of the users transmitting and receiving funds through the site.
CLARK – who went by the online nicknames “Variety Jones,” “VJ,” “Cimon,” “Plural of Mongoose,” and “CaptainSargeant” – was described by Ulbricht as a “real mentor” who advised Ulbricht about, among other things, security vulnerabilities in the Silk Road site, technical infrastructure, the rules that governed Silk Road users and vendors, and the promotion of sales on Silk Road, including the sales of narcotics. CLARK also provided advice to Ulbricht on developing a “cover story” to make it appear as though Ulbricht had sold Silk Road. CLARK also assisted with hiring programmers to help improve the infrastructure of, and maintain, Silk Road. CLARK also was responsible for gathering information on law enforcement’s efforts to investigate Silk Road. And CLARK advised Ulbricht on how to protect the Silk Road empire. For instance, when a Silk Road staff member was suspected of stealing $350,000 in Bitcoin from the site, CLARK suggested to Ulbricht that Ulbricht commission a murder-for-hire. Ulbricht took that suggestion. (Ultimately, unbeknownst to both men, the attempted murder-for-hire did not result in any harm to the target.)
CLARK was paid at least hundreds of thousands of dollars for his assistance in operating Silk Road.
CLARK, 56, a citizen of Canada, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge. CLARK is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Pauley on May 29, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.
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Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court
Roger Thomas Clark Was a Key Figure in the Development of Silk Road, Advised Ross Ulbricht on All Aspects of the Criminal Enterprise, and Urged and Facilitated an Attempted Murder-for-Hire
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROGER THOMAS CLARK, a/k/a “Plural of Mongoose,” a/k/a “Variety Jones,” a/k/a “VJ,” a/k/a “cimon,” pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics, a charge arising out of his role as the senior adviser to the owner and operator of the “Silk Road” online illicit black market. During its operation from 2011 until 2013, Silk Road was used by thousands of drug dealers and other unlawful vendors to distribute illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars derived from those unlawful transactions. CLARK pled guilty before United States District Judge William H. Pauley III.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “Silk Road was a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and a whole host of other criminal activity. As he admitted today, Roger Thomas Clark was a central figure in helping to lead Silk Road and in advocating violence to protect the site. Clark even went so far as to urge, and facilitate, the attempted killing of a co-conspirator suspected of stealing from Silk Road. Clark’s arrest, extradition from Thailand, and conviction should make it clear that the purported anonymity of the dark web is not a protective shield from prosecution.”
According to the allegations in the Superseding Indictment, court filings, statements made in court, and evidence presented during the 2015 trial of Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road’s founder:
Ulbricht created Silk Road in approximately January 2011, and owned and operated the underground website until it was shut down by law enforcement authorities in October 2013. Silk Road emerged as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the Internet at the time, serving as a sprawling black market bazaar where unlawful goods and services, including illegal drugs of virtually all varieties, were bought and sold regularly by the site’s users. While in operation, Silk Road was used by thousands of drug dealers and other unlawful vendors to distribute hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and services to well over 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars deriving from these unlawful transactions.
Silk Road enabled its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services anonymously and outside the reach of law enforcement. Silk Road was operated on what is known as “The Onion Router,” or “Tor” network, a special network of computers on the Internet, distributed around the world, designed to conceal the true IP addresses of the computers on the network and thereby the identities of the networks’ users. Silk Road also included a Bitcoin-based payment system that served to facilitate the illegal commerce conducted on the site, including by concealing the identities and locations of the users transmitting and receiving funds through the site.
CLARK – who went by the online nicknames “Variety Jones,” “VJ,” “Cimon,” “Plural of Mongoose,” and “CaptainSargeant” – was described by Ulbricht as a “real mentor” who advised Ulbricht about, among other things, security vulnerabilities in the Silk Road site, technical infrastructure, the rules that governed Silk Road users and vendors, and the promotion of sales on Silk Road, including the sales of narcotics. CLARK also provided advice to Ulbricht on developing a “cover story” to make it appear as though Ulbricht had sold Silk Road. CLARK also assisted with hiring programmers to help improve the infrastructure of, and maintain, Silk Road. CLARK also was responsible for gathering information on law enforcement’s efforts to investigate Silk Road. And CLARK advised Ulbricht on how to protect the Silk Road empire. For instance, when a Silk Road staff member was suspected of stealing $350,000 in Bitcoin from the site, CLARK suggested to Ulbricht that Ulbricht commission a murder-for-hire. Ulbricht took that suggestion. (Ultimately, unbeknownst to both men, the attempted murder-for-hire did not result in any harm to the target.)
CLARK was paid at least hundreds of thousands of dollars for his assistance in operating Silk Road.
CLARK, 56, a citizen of Canada, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge. CLARK is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Pauley on May 29, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.
BUMP 4 Gypsy
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I know Gypsy's not vindictive and has moved on, but for anyone who doesn't know, ROGER THOMAS CLARK, a/k/a “Plural of Mongoose” was the guy who tormented Gypsy all those years ago and tried to steal (ruin) his business!
....... but I sure hope he only gets 19 of that 20yr. sentence 'cause I hate to see anyone suffer!
BUMP 4 Gypsy
I know Gypsy's not vindictive and has moved on, but for anyone who doesn't know, ROGER THOMAS CLARK, a/k/a “Plural of Mongoose” was the guy who tormented Gypsy all those years ago and tried to steal (ruin) his business!
....... but I sure hope he only gets 19 of that 20yr. sentence 'cause I hate to see anyone suffer!
Yes - nearly 20 years ago now I let this despicable person into my life - and my association with him ended up costing me dearly - in more ways than one -
- Today - I neither wish him well nor ill - but by the looks of it he could use some help -
- He's pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy - but what about all those kids that O.D.'ed and died from the contents of Silk Road packages? - I doubt if their parents would ever want Roger Thomas Clark to be a free man again -
- Today - I neither wish him well nor ill - but by the looks of it he could use some help -
- He's pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy - but what about all those kids that O.D.'ed and died from the contents of Silk Road packages? - I doubt if their parents would ever want Roger Thomas Clark to be a free man again -
..... and as I recall, you did him a big favor by giving him a job at Seedbay and a place to escape to from Canada/USA when he was in a legal jam.
Yes - he gave me some cock-and-bull story about him needing sanctuary from some impending charges for growing cannabis in Canada nearly 20 years ago - so I offered him a job in the UK - which I still regret doing to this day - for all the trouble the guy caused in my life - business and personal -
..... and as I recall, you did him a big favor by giving him a job at Seedbay and a place to escape to from Canada/USA when he was in a legal jam.
very true but I don't think there's anything wrong with feeling a little revenge!.... or maybe even MORE than a little!
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I have a very different view of things like this. Different than most people's view (say it ain't so). LOL
If this guy is a total asshole and he is getting what he deserves.... I hate to see that happen.
Got to be asking yourself, why?
I figure, I'm in that same line (assholes who are waiting to get what they deserve). And, now I am one asshole closer to it being my turn. LMAO.... j/k
In truth, shit seldom floats to the top. Gotta wonder if we'll ever read a story like this about Viscosity or Mr Drew Extractor.
It's nice that some people (Gypsy, included) who had personal experiences can see some poetic justice as the line come around to full circle.
Peace to him in his journey, whomever he is and whatever he has done. It's never fun being a busted outlaw.
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If this guy is a total asshole and he is getting what he deserves.... I hate to see that happen.
Got to be asking yourself, why?
I figure, I'm in that same line (assholes who are waiting to get what they deserve). And, now I am one asshole closer to it being my turn. LMAO.... j/k
In truth, shit seldom floats to the top. Gotta wonder if we'll ever read a story like this about Viscosity or Mr Drew Extractor.
It's nice that some people (Gypsy, included) who had personal experiences can see some poetic justice as the line come around to full circle.
Peace to him in his journey, whomever he is and whatever he has done. It's never fun being a busted outlaw.
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- I'm not one to gloat over anyone's misfortune - but I have observed that often - if you live life badly - in many ways you seal your own fate - due to the bad choices you made - and the people who you ran over - on the road to where ever it was you were going to - in such a hurry - and for that there must be some payback -
*oh - unless you are a US embassy official in the UK - and you run over and kill some guy - because you made the wrong decision to drive on the wrong side of the road -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn
*oh - unless you are a US embassy official in the UK - and you run over and kill some guy - because you made the wrong decision to drive on the wrong side of the road -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn
As and American I want her ass SENT BACK to the UK to deal with what she did, She should NOT have immunity when you kill someone
How about we do a trade? - we send you Randy Andy Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (masquerading as Windsor) - to question about the Epstein case - and you guys send us Harry Dunn's killer -
Toss in a case of Coor's Beer... and, it's a deal. LOL
Naa not Coors - eh maybe a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer - its supposed to have made Milwaukee famous - but always tasted like gnats piss to me - lol
I drank Pabst for most of my life. Then, sometime in the 80's when the blue collar disappeared in the Midwest, so did Blue Ribbon. Suddenly, Corona was everywhere. It had that same "gnat piss" taste, so I switched to Corona. Plus, Corona comes in a bottle. Most beers in a bar come in a can these days and I don't do cans.
Still... gnat piss rulz. LOL I hate any beer with the name 'craft', 'bock', 'dark' or 'flavored'. LOL
Had one of the new "Seltzer Beers" at a gig on Wednesday. They had black cherry and lemon lime. puke. LOL
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The pharmaceutical company Activis based in Florida manufactures opiate drugs. One example is codeine cough syrup. This and fentanyl is the current heroin epidemic. Hospital administration is systemic affected with pushing poison. There are white kids who have been selling boxes and cases of codeine cough syrup over mail order. Same place that makes laxatives and antibiotics and liquid sugar drinks for patients with liver disease. There is absolutely no way in he|< this is not all part of one connected insurance fraud with government officials.
..... make mine a Purple Lean.
I had a chronic cough for the longest (candida infestation sinuses) - it is hard as hell getting codiene perscribed.
