Alleged creator of the Internet 's biggest criminal marketplace arrested in Ulbricht . The FBI claims Ross Ulbricht , February , earned an estimated $ 1.2 billion in commission from the shadowy site . `` Do n't want to be a pain here , but the price seems high . It had thousands registered users , responsible for an estimated $ 1.2 billion in sales . Despite the site 's secrecy , U.S was tracked after a number of online slip-ups .
Alleged creator of the Internet 's biggest criminal marketplace arrested in Ulbricht . The FBI claims Ross Ulbricht , February , earned an estimated $ 1.2 billion in commission from the shadowy site . It had thousands registered users , responsible for an estimated $ 1.2 billion in sales . Despite the site 's secrecy , U.S was tracked after a number of online slip-ups .