Ulbricht

[ool-brikht]

noun

1. Walter 1893–1973, German Communist leader: chairman of the East German Council of State 1960–73.

Ulbricht

/ ˈʊlbrɪçt /

noun

1. Walter (ˈvaltər). 1893-1973, East German statesman; largely responsible for the establishment and development of East German communism

Example Sentences

The president pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road online drug bazaar.

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Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 on seven counts including distributing narcotics and conspiring to launder money.

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The judge overseeing the case described Ulbricht as the first-of-his-kind supplier for the digital age.

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The president has pardoned high-profile crypto criminals, including Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht.

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The guy who facilitated at least some of that—Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online black market Silk Road—was pardoned by Trump in one of his first moves back in the White House.

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