Article 3SCFA Ross Ulbricht’s alleged confidant “Variety Jones” extradited to US

Ross Ulbricht’s alleged confidant “Variety Jones” extradited to US

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The Department of Justice announced Friday that Ross Ulbricht's alleged right-hand man-Roger Thomas Clark, also known as "Variety Jones"-has been extradited to the United States after being in custody in Thailand for more than 2.5 years.

Federal prosecutors allege that the 54-year-old Canadian was paid "at least hundreds of thousands of dollars" to work for Ulbricht. Over two years ago, Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for owning and operating the notorious Silk Road website, an online marketplace for drugs or other illicit materials. The operation is now defunct.

In September 2016, in an exclusive jailhouse interview with Ars, Clark told us that he would not be going to the US. "They don't have shit on me," he added.

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