In imposing today’s sentence, Judge Forrest said:  “There must be no doubt that lawlessness will not be tolerated.  There must be no doubt that no one is above the law - no matter one’s education or privileges.  All stand equal before the law.  There must be no doubt that you cannot run a massive criminal enterprise and because it occurred over the Internet minimize the crime committed on that basis.”

She said before handing a life sentence to Ross Ulbricht.