Roger Thomas Clark, 54-year-old Canadian citizen who is suspected to have acted as an advisor to the creator of the Silk Road Ross Ulbricht, has been arrested in Taiwan and brought to the US to face charges.

Roger Thomas Clark is believed to have worked for Silk Road dark web drugstore from January 2011 to October 2013 under the nickname Variety Jones.

According to the prosecution, Silk Road raised $213 million selling illegal drugs for the bitcoin digital currency. Their confiscated bitcoins have been sold by the US Marshals in parts via auctions. 

A DEA agent charged for stealing Silk Road bitcoins was sentenced to 78 months in prison, and the creator of the web-site is now serving a life sentence.


Maria Rudina