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Yes but he did get scammed as that wasn't a real hitman


Intent matters!! For all he knew, Ulbricht had killed those guys and he was fine with that


If intent matters, why can't people be tried for crimes before they commit them?


He took paid someone money (a concrete action) with the intent to have someone murdered. This isn’t rocket science


People are usually jailed for hiring contract killers, even if the contract killer happens to be a FBI informant and the murder does not end up getting done.




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