FBI arrests alleged Silk Road creator’s mentor in Thailand
Another major Silk Road player might be facing court in the near future, specifically Roger Thomas Clark, whom the feds caught in Thailand on December 3rd. During his time as Ross Ulbricht’s senior adviser, a position that the feds believe netted him hundreds of thousands of dollars at least, he used the names “Variety Jones,” “VJ,” “Cimon” and “Plural of Mongoose.” Ulbricht once described him as a “trusted mentor,” whereas the FBI likens him to a mob boss consigliere — think Robert Duvall’s Tom Hagen in The Godfather — as he reportedly gave the Silk Road mastermind advise on how to maximize profits and use threats of violence to keep people from talking to authorities.
Source: US Department of Justice (1), (2), Rimbit
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