Irish fella accused of being Silk Road admin 'Libertas'
US prosecutors have extradited an Irish man to America, where he will face charges of allegedly helping run the infamous Silk Road drugs e-souk.
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said that 30-year-old Gary Davis, who went by the handle Libertas on the underground cyber-bazaar, is accused of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces life in prison if convicted on all charges.
According to prosecutors, from June through October of 2013, Davis was one of three people who performed day to day admin and forum moderation duties for Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht. This included customer support and dispute resolutions as well as enforcement of what few rules there were in the anonymous crime market. In exchange, prosecutors claimed, Davis received a weekly salary from Ulbricht that, over the course of a year, would have fallen between $50,000 and $75,000.
