Terrible, this is a person who ran a massive drug enterprise, and tried to hire a hitman to kill 5 people.
This world’s messed up.
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Do you have any source that proves your claim?
He was obviously convicted for the former, you can read about it everywhere. The allegations of ordering contract killings were not pursued as separate charges, but they were included in the overall assessment of his actions and were taken into account in determining the sentence.
https://www.google.com/search?q=reasoning+behind+the+judgment+United+States+v.+Ulbricht