Ep. 1031 Lyn Ulbricht's Son Got Two Life Sentences After a Judicial Travesty Over a Victimless Crime; What Happened, And What She's Doing Now
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Tom Woods
4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2017
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In 2015 Ross Ulbricht was convicted of crimes related to the operation of the Silk Road marketplace, where people could buy and sell goods anonymously. He was sentenced to an astonishing two life sentences plus 40 years. The case was shot through with irregularities, outrages, and horrific precedents. His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, joins me to discuss Ross's case and where it goes from here.
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| 0:43.4 | Hey, everybody, Tom Woods here. Very special guest today, Lynn Ulbricht, who is the mother of |
| 0:48.2 | Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of crimes associated with founding and operating the Silk Road website, |
| 0:57.0 | which is where people could go to buy and sell things anonymously, including illegal drugs. |
| 1:03.9 | As Lynn explains, the site was product agnostic. |
| 1:07.8 | Of course, we'll have a lot of time today to talk about the details of the case and what she's doing now. |
| 1:13.0 | What are the next steps they can take? |
| 1:16.3 | Lynn, welcome to the show. |
| 1:17.5 | Thank you. |
| 1:18.4 | It's an honor to be here. |
| 1:20.0 | It really is. |
| 1:21.0 | Very kind of you to say. |
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