Mike Novogratz Defends Ross Ulbricht Who Just Turned 38 In Prison

Ross Ulbricht turned 38 years the other day, and this was his 9th birthday in prison. A lot of people are showing support for the man and among them, there is Mike Novogratz as well.

I turned 38 yesterday, my 9th birthday in prison.

I made a timeline of my life, with my death estimated at 80 years old. Prison has been a major phase of my life so far. I’m not the man I was when I came in. I’ve learned from my mistakes and the harm I’ve caused. pic.twitter.com/e4npFti6FD

— Ross Ulbricht (@RealRossU) March 28, 2022

Check out Novogratz’s tweet below:

I do think it’s an excessive sentence. Our system is rotten. Needs change. Someone who is tight with Biden needs to make the case. While I work in the criminal justice reform field, I don’t have that juice.

— Mike Novogratz (@novogratz) March 28, 2022

For those who are not familiar with the story of the Silk Road, here’s a thread worth noting:

I’m sure many of you have heard about the Silk Road before, but not many of you seem to know the full story.

Today, we will be uncovering a 33 page transcript from its chat logs, & take a look at the untold side of Silk Road..

(This one is long, but well worth the read)

— pastry (@PastryEth) March 15, 2022

Someone also asked Elon Musk to help with the case: “Hey @elonmusk can you keep building cool things but maybe #freeross as well or have somebody expensive look into his case ? He built a website, gave more life to bitcoin and already spent 9 years of a double lifetime in prison. #enough.”

Someone posted this message: “Happy birthday Ross! You are an incredible man who already made his mark in history! Unfortunately many visionaries and freedome fighters pay a heavy price for doing right. All part of the road. You are loved and respected for generations to come.”

It remains to be seen what will happen.