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Multipage document on Ross Ulbricht's laptop, called "LE Counterintelligence" in the court's approved language and "LE Counterintel" in the stipulation read to the jury; the stipulation described communications to DPR about law enforcement efforts
The parties stipulated that Ulbricht's laptop contained a multipage counterintelligence document with communications to DPR about law enforcement efforts, which the court's approved formulation described as purported. The stipulation stated that DPR learned in spring 2013 that investigators were seeking his identity and investigating the forum administrators, moderators, and bitcoin exchanges. It also stated that DPR paid for the information.
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The limited stipulation addressed DPR's knowledge of the investigation and payment for information; the court barred using the bitcoin-exchange reference to implicate Karpeles.