![]() ![]() Far from a highly organized federal investigation, the hunt for DPR begins by resembling a keystone cop’s episode as various individuals from different federal law enforcement agencies (DEA, DHS, FBI, IRS, etc.) jump on the case, buy drugs, arrest low-level dealers and drug buyers, and follow leads in pursuit of the Silk Road kingpin. First, it tracks Ross Ulbricht, a twenty-something libertarian who created the Silk Road, grew it from a cottage website to a multi-million-dollar illegal marketplace and transformed himself from naïve grad school dropout to criminal overlord DPR.Īdditionally, American Kingpin follows the federal investigation, arrest, and conviction of DPR, weaving this thread throughout the entire book. ![]() ![]() ![]() At a deeper level, however, American Kingpin follows two stories. American Kingpin is about the rise and fall of the Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR), the criminal head of the notorious, illicit online marketplace, the Silk Road, where drugs, guns, and even human body parts were available for sale anonymously. American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road doesn’t qualify as a “must read” for all cybersecurity professionals, but it is a very interesting and entertaining book. ![]()
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