Ross William Ulbricht

Ross William Ulbricht is a convicted felon and founder of the Silk Road online drug bazaar. He was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ulbricht was a computer science major at the University of Texas and worked as a software engineer before creating Silk Road. He was known for his pseudonym, 'Dread Pirate Roberts'. Ulbricht's case drew widespread attention due to the high-profile nature of the case and the use of cryptocurrency in the Silk Road operation.