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0 pointsjstanley7y ago0 comments

You can read about the corrupt FBI agents here: https://www.wired.com/2016/01/ross-ulbrichts-defense-focuses...

I recall reading that the FBI had admin access to the site at the time the incriminating messages were sent, which I'm still looking for a source for, so it's quite likely that the messages were sent by the corrupt agents. Particularly when you consider the libertarian ideology around Ross and the site in general. Soliciting a murder would be completely out of character.

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jandrese7y ago

I don't think it's out of the question that he got in over his head and said "ok" to a guy offering to make the problem go away.

For what it's worth, the FBI agents on that case ended up going to jail as well. The case was a huge mess.

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