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Blake Benthall
Pleaded guilty
Operator of Silk Road 2.0 under the pseudonym “Defconâ€Â; arrested in the U.S. and later pleaded guilty (per public reporting).
Status
Pleaded guilty
Jurisdiction
US
Tags
darknet, silk-road-2, money-laundering, legal-case
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- Status: Pleaded guilty. Jurisdiction: US.
- Key tags: darknet, silk-road-2, money-laundering, legal-case.
- Key dated item: 2014-11-06  Arrested by the FBI in connection with operation of Silk Road 2.0 (Operation Onymous).
Timeline
2014-11-06
Arrested by the FBI in connection with operation of Silk Road 2.0 (Operation Onymous).
• Blake Benthall (Wikipedia reference)
2015-07-01
Reported guilty plea to multiple counts including narcotics trafficking and money laundering.
• Blake Benthall (Wikipedia reference)