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Based on this argument, shouldn’t Ross’ murder-for-hires be included in sentencing then?

Clearly he didn’t just build a drug website, he was fine ending lives for it. A slap on the wrist (even if his family thinks he is a good guy) wouldn’t deter him much, it would seem.

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They didn't charge him with them, but if you read the sentencing transcript [1] you can see it was definitely considered those facts and the specific facts of each murder for hire plot when arriving at a judgement.

And the first judge very much agreed with your assessment.

[1]: https://freeross.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Sentencing_2...

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