Aug 23, 2023, 05:40 PM
Roger Thomas Clark, a 62-year-old Canadian national, also known as "Variety Jones", "Plural of Mongoose", "VJ" or “Cimon” was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing drugs through Silk Road.
However much more interesting was his relation with Ross Ulbricht. The court document revealed that the man was site's security consultant, PR adviser, and even a kind of executive coach and friend to the site's boss, Ulbricht.
Clark provided advice to Ulbricht on how to manage the administration of the market. Chat logs acquired by the LEA revealed that Clark advised Ulbricht to:
Develop a “cover story” and change his username on the marketplace to make it look like he had sold Silk Road.
Hire programmers to help in improving and maintaining Silk Road's infrastructure.
Make security improvements including ensuring everyone on the marketplace used PGP encryption.
Order a murder-for-hire against a Silk Road staff accused of stealing from the marketplace.
Source : https://www.justice.gov/d9/press-release...plaint.pdf
However much more interesting was his relation with Ross Ulbricht. The court document revealed that the man was site's security consultant, PR adviser, and even a kind of executive coach and friend to the site's boss, Ulbricht.
Clark provided advice to Ulbricht on how to manage the administration of the market. Chat logs acquired by the LEA revealed that Clark advised Ulbricht to:
Develop a “cover story” and change his username on the marketplace to make it look like he had sold Silk Road.
Hire programmers to help in improving and maintaining Silk Road's infrastructure.
Make security improvements including ensuring everyone on the marketplace used PGP encryption.
Order a murder-for-hire against a Silk Road staff accused of stealing from the marketplace.
Source : https://www.justice.gov/d9/press-release...plaint.pdf
