Professor Gregory Germain spoke with Newsweek in the wake of Silk Road website Founder Ross Ulbricht being pardoned by President Trump. At question is if Ulbricht could regain cryptocurrency, now valued at $18 billion, that was seized in the case against his website.
“The law currently says that a pardon does not erase the fact that a person was convicted, nor does a pardon affect civil liability to an individual or to the government,” Germain said.
“It only affects the government’s ability to impose or continue a criminal punishment.”