… Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison May 29, 2015 … the “silk road" website, used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell more than $200 million worth of illegal drugs … from Silk Road vendors. These purchases included heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and LSD, among other illegal drugs, and …