14 DAY TRIAL // Gary Davis, 27, of Johnstown Court, Kilpedder, Co Wicklow, will be extradited to the US to face charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to commit computer hacking, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, The Irish Times reports.
All accusations stem from Davis' involvement with Silk Road, a Dark Web marketplace that existed between 2011 and late 2013, where criminals sold all sorts of illegal products such as drugs, weapons, hacking tools, databases, credit card information, and more.
US authorities filed official charges against Davis in 2013. They accused Davis of being an admin on the site, where he used the nickname Libertas.
The US Department of Justice also charged two other admins, Andrew Michael Jones, who used the nickname Inigo, and Peter Philip Nash, who went as Samesamebutdifferent.
Nash had already pleaded guilty in March 2015 and was sentenced to time served in May 2015. Jones' case is still underway.
The most notorious Silk Road case remains the one of its founder and main administrator, Ros Ulbricht, who received a sentence of life in prison last year.
Davis and the other two admins were Ulbricht's lieutenants, helping him with daily operations, such as organizing site products in categories and answering tech support questions. Like Ulbricht, Davis also risks a sentence of life in prison.
US authorities have not announced his official extradition since Davis is expected to file an appeal.