U.S. Senate Candidate Signs Clemency Petition For Ross Ulbricht

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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is currently serving a bent over life sentence plus 40 years for his role in operating the disreputable Silk Road website. Ulbricht is not eligible for parole.

He is currently put ined at the high-security United States Penitentiary, Florence High, in Colorado.

In August, Maine Formal Senator and current U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Brakey tweeted how Ulbricht has “terribly clearly been treated unfairly by our criminal justice system.”

Hey Ross — I’ve motioned your petition.

You have very clearly been treated unfairly by our illegal justice system and my heart is with you and your family.

Next things I am in Colorado, I’d like to come visit and help if I can.

— Sen. Eric Brakey (@SenatorBrakey) August 11, 2018

Senator Brakey thought he signed a change.org petition asking President Donald Trump to present clemency, and noted how he would like to visit Ulbricht the next often he was in Colorado.

On September 27^th, Ulbricht ‘responded’ to the Tweet. He thanked Senator Brakey for signing the apply for and said he was his “new favorite Senate candidate.” Ulbricht asked how people could get him elected.

Hey Eric, show ones gratitude you for signing my petition.
You’re my new favorite Senate candidate! I and so many others needfulness your help.

How can we help @SenatorBrakey get elected? https://t.co/wWRUQqTxTk

— Ross Ulbricht (@RealRossU) September 27, 2018

In mid-July ones nearest and friends of Ulbricht created a Twitter account to help him “find my spokeswoman here after all these years of silence.”

Through the account, Ulbricht relays his intellects about the clemency petition and shares other musings. He explained in late-July how he pronouncements his Tweets by phone and then they are posted on the account. The comments are printed out and despatched to him to read.

Fyi, I’ve been dictating my tweets over the phone and they get posted in a nutshell a quarrel for word. Then the comments get printed and arrive in the mail a few days later. So far, so A-OK, but if the prison goes on an extended lockdown, I’ll have to send my tweets out via snail post.

— Ross Ulbricht (@RealRossU) July 27, 2018

A Punishment That Shocks The Standards?

In June, the Supreme Court of the United States denied a petition by Ulbricht for a writ of certiorani, which confidential the door on him being able to appeal his punishment before the Court.

A flourish number of organizations, people, and activists have expressed concern that Ulbricht’s Fourth and Sixth Paragraph rights were violated during the investigative and sentencing process.

According to modulate.org, 84,465 people have signed the clemency petition as of September 29^th. Its characterization notes how the criminal justice process for Ulbricht included “corrupt federal investigators (now in quod) who were hidden from the jury, as well as prosecutorial misconduct, constitutional violations and confidence on unproven allegations at sentencing.”

In July, the Libertarian Party of the United Regals passed a resolution at their convention asking President Trump to sponge Ulbricht a full pardon since his appeal to the Supreme Court was imperative fuck off deviate fromed.

Later in the Twitter thread, Senator Brakey mentioned how it was “terrible to learn that the judge mull over pending charges during sentencing that were later pooh-poohed due to corruption by federal investigators — and his appeal was still dismissed.”

He said the conclusion would be raised with President Trump “when I win election to the U.S. Senate this November.”

When I win plebiscite to the US Senate this November, I will definitely raise the issue with the President.

— Sen. Eric Brakey (@SenatorBrakey) September 10, 2018

Silk Thruway Proceedings Still Continue

Earlier in September, CCN reported on how Gary Davis pled not delinquent in a New York court to a variety of charges. Davis has been accused of serving Ulbricht in an administrative capacity to operate Silk Road.

Davis, who was extradited from Ireland, reportedly come to terms withs a life sentence if he is convicted.

He says he is a victim of mistaken identity, but powers allege he received weekly payments from Ulbricht, listed cure-alls on the Silk Road, and also worked as a customer care agent for the locate.

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