Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning • Hacker News Board

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by k-mcgrady » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 1:58 PM UTC

snippyhollow wrote: post #9

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Is Karpelès a US citizen? I don't see it anywhere, I think he's French (born and raised in France).

He's French according to Wikipedia and it doesn't mention anything about US citizenship [1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Karpelès

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 1:58 PM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #7

badman_ting wrote: post #4

I wouldn't either. Law enforcement can do what they want here.

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Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by pmorici » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 1:59 PM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #7

badman_ting wrote: post #4

I wouldn't either. Law enforcement can do what they want here.

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He isn't American, he's French, there is nothing to renounce or have both ways.

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by jxf » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:00 PM UTC

As a US citizen, if I lived outside the US and was summoned back for "questioning" by adverse parties, there's almost no reason I can imagine going. If that's truly all they want, then there's no reason it needs to be done in person. Depositions can be conducted remotely in many (though not all) jurisdictions.

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by pmorici » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:00 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #6

So a bunch of Americans are suing a Japanese company in US courts? Let me know how that works out.

MtGox has an entity incorporated in Delaware.

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Post by rayiner » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:01 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #6

So a bunch of Americans are suing a Japanese company in US courts? Let me know how that works out.

It generally works out. If U.S. customers were harmed, the courts will hear the case, and the resulting judgment can be used to attach any property the company has in the U.S.

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by andyjohnson0 » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:11 PM UTC

pmorici wrote: post #15

jrockway wrote: post #6

So a bunch of Americans are suing a Japanese company in US courts? Let me know how that works out.

MtGox has an entity incorporated in Delaware.

Does this "entity" have any assets?

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by badman_ting » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:12 PM UTC

wavefunction wrote: post #5

badman_ting wrote: post #4

I wouldn't either. Law enforcement can do what they want here.

With a name like yours, I'd think you'd realize that your statement applies to pretty much every corner of the globe minus a few countries.

In that case Japanese law enforcement can do with him what they will. What's the problem?

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Post by malka » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:22 PM UTC

http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/27/technology/security/bitcoin-...

I would not go either.

Re: Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning

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Post by xenophonf » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 2:23 PM UTC

Seeing how the U.S. arrested foreign gambling website CEOs transiting through U.S. airports - CEOs and businesses that didn't violate U.S. law, in my opinion - I can't blame Karpales.