Bullshitter in ask Reddit thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3b0kwl/whats_your_deep_web_story/cshrivc

[-]throaway4goodmeasure 570 points 2 hours ago Okay this is probably either one of the stupidest decisions of my life or it may just be the only redeeming thing I have ever done. So you all know about "Silk Road" (the defunct online drug market that was shut down in oct13). The man sentenced to life for running it (Ross Ulbricht), is not the only guy who ran it. I dont think he was too involved at all. I have since moved and the person I am about to talk about has gone ghost as well so here it goes: I spent a few months dating this guy (considerably older) who was probably running the website for 80% of the time. He was always online logged in and many times in-front of me not only used the Dread Pirate Roberts account, but also chatted with who I now believe was the Ulbricht boy. My former SO often joked that this "kid" was essentially his robot and worshipped him. I know he had probably over 2,500 bitcoins at one point. I saw other things that he is stupid for flaunting, such as his conversations that he would decrypt and save to USB drives as "insurance" (his words) of him discussing things with police. Either he was an informant or he had them working for him. I think both. I know for a period of about 8 or 9 months that Ulbricht had not logged into the site portal because my ex-SO became paranoid that the guy might have been arrested or killed or turned informant. he pops back up and they start chatting like old buddies, supposedly he was hanging out with family and having personal problems. I dont know the specifics and have never told a soul. When they arrested this boy, my ex took off. Said he was going to visit his parents and lay low for a bit, and then abruptly vanished. I did see him as "last online X hours ago" on Whatsapp here and there, so thankfully he's not dead or in jail.. I think. For those who might think I could be getting him in trouble and Im being a bitch/vengeful/rat. No I aint. He's not a US citizen and is most likely not in the US. TLDR/ELI5: Ross Ulbricht was definetly not "The Dread Pirate Roberts" as much as he was accused of. That would impossible. He sure is paying the price for it though. May God make this guys situation better one day, he's pain a price for shit he wasnt too vested in.


Comments


[17 Points] None:

Yeah I have a hard time believing this too. If it were true surely it would have been brought up in the trial.

I can't believe this got 570 upvotes. People are dumb sometimes.


[7 Points] None:

This is why I hate reddit. Everyone seems to have to lie and people are dumb enough to actually believe it.


[5 Points] footlockervip:

some people want to feel cool on the internet. it happens when your 17 years old and fat


[3 Points] None:

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[5 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

VarietyJones' ex-wife, in kingston-on-Thames. She used to run the tattoo studio /occult bookshop half of their 2-shops-in-one. He ran the cannabis seeds / headshop half.

Is my guess.

He lives in a nearby suburb of W. London. Hes a complicated man, with a pilots license, from New Zealand.

Our paths keep crossing. First when I was a cannabis breeder.


[2 Points] FagDamager:

the poster of this comment probably watched the deep web documentary and then magicked this story up


[2 Points] DoctorBayThrowAway:

I know he had probably 2500 bitcoins at one point.

I don't know about you guys, but I died at this point.


[1 Points] rogueXleader:

Does it really matter at this point? I wouldn't be surprised if there is a grain of truth to this, as I'm sure he didn't start the thing up all on his own, but the authorities have found their scapegoat and I doubt anything will change that. Say it were true, he still has some pretty damning evidence against him well-beyond the time this handover would have supposedly happened. If anything, it might bring down another person who was involved, but they certainly aren't going to find this guy, even if he had a great deal to do with it, and say "Alright, Ross. You're free to go. We really apologize!" Don't get me wrong...I'd love to see more evidence that Ross wasn't as corrupt as the case laid out by the prosecution would lead you to believe. But really, this system is screwed in the first place. I could go purposefully murder someone, claim I had a mental break, and be out in 20-30 years, if that, and then this guy goes and sells drugs and orders hits(supposedly) that were never even carried out and gets life in prison? Pretty messed up world we live in