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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Alum sentenced to life in Silk Road case

Alum sentenced to life in Silk Road case

May 30, 2015

A judge in the Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced Silk Road founder and UTD alumnus Ross Ulbricht to life in prison on Friday, May 29. Following a three-week trial, Ulbricht was found guilty...

Ulbricht Found Guilty

Ulbricht Found Guilty

February 9, 2015

Ross Ulbricht, a 2006 UTD graduate accused of running an online drug market, has been found guilty of seven crimes, including narcotics trafficking and money laundering. FBI agents arrested Ulbricht in...

Former student convicted in Silk Road trial

Former student convicted in Silk Road trial

February 4, 2015

Ross Ulbricht, a 2006 graduate accused of founding and running Silk Road, an online drug market, was found guilty on Feb. 4 on seven counts ranging from operating a continuing criminal enterprise to money...

Silk Road trial holds ramifications for future of Internet

January 26, 2015

Whether people realize it or not, the Internet may change forever because of one court case taking place right now. Ross Ulbricht, a 2006 graduate from UTD, is currently on trial for his connection to...

Ross Ulbricht trial begins

Ross Ulbricht trial begins

January 14, 2015

The trial of Ross Ulbricht, a 2006 UTD graduate arrested in 2013 on charges of operating a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering, computer hacking and narcotics trafficking conspiracy, started...

Cathryn Ploehn | Staff

Feds seize Ulbricht, shut down site

October 10, 2013

The FBI arrested a UTD alumnus on Oct. 1, allegedly the leader behind Silk Road, an underground black market website. Ross Ulbricht, a 2006 graduate, was arrested in a branch of the San Francisco Public...

Lina Moon | Graphics Editor

404 Page Not Found: University erases Ulbricht

October 7, 2013

The University of Texas at Dallas is attempting to shove Ross Ulbricht down the memory hole. Official university pages that reference the accused alumnus have been edited to remove all mention of him,...

College roommate opens up about Ulbricht

October 7, 2013

The alleged drug lord the FBI arrested on Oct. 1 is a far cry from the friendly and intelligent man who attended UTD, according to a former college friend. “(Ross) was a lot of fun. Just reading the...

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