The FBI announced Friday that it has arrested Roger Thomas Clark, who according to the authorities used the nickname "Variety Jones" and was the "senior adviser" to Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht.
A press release from the US Prosecutor's Office says Clark was arrested in Thailand on December 3.
The Canadian citizen is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to target her trading drugs, WRITTEN »THE WOODWORKING - THE OWNER etc.
Silk Road was a secret online buy illegal drugs, services hacking, and other criminal activities. As a business consultant, Roger Thomas Clark reportedly acted as a trusted confidant of Silk Road founder and operator Ross Ulbricht, advising him on all aspects of this illegal business, including how to maximize their profits using the threat of violence . Thanks to the investigative work of fellow law enforcement agencies and our international partners, Clark is in custody awaiting US justice.
The press release claims:
Clark further advised Ulbricht on how to conceal his involvement in, and profits from, the Silk Road drug market. She was helping Ulbricht inventing stories that covered his tracks, with her acquisition foreign nationality and offshore bank accounts.
For those who do not know the Silk Road, 2011 started working on Dark Web.
It worked as a hidden service and allowed connections only through Tor. It has allowed drug, steroid, arms sales, hacking, and paid killer services, all under the cover of Bitcoin.
In February, drug-founder Ross Ulbricht was found guilty of seven charges of conspiracy and sentenced to life imprisonment.
