The FBI announced on Friday that it had arrested Roger Thomas Clark, who authorities say used the nickname "Variety Jones" and was the "senior adviser" to its creator. Silk Road, 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 many charges of conspiracy to target drugs, money laundering, and so on.
Silk Road was a secret online illicit drug market, hacking services, and other criminal activities. Like a business consultant, Roger Thomas Clark appears to have acted as a trusted trustee of Silk Road founder and manager Ross Ulbricht, advising him on all aspects of this illegal business, including how to maximize their profits using a threat of violence . Thanks to the research work of our law enforcement colleagues and our international partners, Clark is in custody and awaits US justice.
The press release claims:
Clark further advised Ulbricht on how to conceal his participation, and his profits from Silk Road Drug Market. He helped Ulbricht devise stories that covered his traces, gaining foreign citizenship and offshore bank accounts.
For those unfamiliar, Silk Road started operating in 2011 at Dark Web.
It worked like a covert service and allowed connections only through Tor. It allowed drug dealing, steroids, arms sales, hacking services and even hired assassins, all under the guise of Bitcoin.
In February, drug-founder Ross Ulbricht was found guilty of seven charges of conspiracy and sentenced to life imprisonment.
