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Two Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Face Fraud Charges

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Re: Two Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Face Fraud Charges

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fweespeech wrote: post #18
deftnerd wrote: post #3

I wonder if the government buried this until after the Ulbricht trial was over. The fact that two of the investigators were corrupt and stealing funds could have derailed the case.

The Ulbricht case that went to trial was a different investigative team. [e.g. These agents were not involved] > The charges stem from the agents’ role in one of the federal investigations into Silk Road; a separate Manhattan-based investigation ultimately led to the filing of charges against the website’s founder, Ross W. Ulbricht, who was convicted last month on numerous counts. The website was also shut down by th…

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fweespeech wrote: post #18
deftnerd wrote: post #3

I wonder if the government buried this until after the Ulbricht trial was over. The fact that two of the investigators were corrupt and stealing funds could have derailed the case.

The Ulbricht case that went to trial was a different investigative team. [e.g. These agents were not involved] > The charges stem from the agents’ role in one of the federal investigations into Silk Road; a separate Manhattan-based investigation ultimately led to the filing of charges against the website’s founder, Ross W. Ulbricht, who was convicted last month on numerous counts. The website was also shut down by th…

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Post by Phlarp »

ipsin wrote: post #2

It will be interesting to see how they allegedly got the bitcoins, since I expect that will come out in the indictment and trial.

Perhaps they pretended to be an extortionist and a hitman in order to convince DPR to send coins to their address in exchange for a "hit" on the "extortionist".

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Post by Tomte »

drzaiusapelord wrote: post #4

Bitcoin seems to make everyone crazy. I guess if you're prone to theft and dishonesty, it must be tough to look at a folder on some confiscated PC with files worth tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars and not take them. Seems like everyday police corruption, like how drug dealers busted with thousands of dollars suddenly have a evidence locker inventory with zero cash. I'm glad the system is working, at least to…

Looks like we have indeed found a third way to make money off Bitcoin.

The first two, both widely used so far, are

(a) operating a Bitcoin exchange and running away with customers' Bitcoins and

(b) hacking a Bitcoin exchange and running away with customers' Bitcoins.

Re: Two Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Face Fraud Charges

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Post by fiatmoney »

fweespeech wrote: post #18
deftnerd wrote: post #3

I wonder if the government buried this until after the Ulbricht trial was over. The fact that two of the investigators were corrupt and stealing funds could have derailed the case.

The Ulbricht case that went to trial was a different investigative team. [e.g. These agents were not involved] > The charges stem from the agents’ role in one of the federal investigations into Silk Road; a separate Manhattan-based investigation ultimately led to the filing of charges against the website’s founder, Ross W. Ulbricht, who was convicted last month on numerous counts. The website was also shut down by th…

Yes, it's unheard of for agents in a "different investigative team" (that, BTW, happens to be involved in shaking down suspects) to, say, provide illegally obtained evidence to their coworkers. The government is very strict about tracking the source of evidence so it can be turned over to the defense; otherwise it'd be a clear Brady violation. They could face as much as a light chastizement from a federal judge!

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/epidemic_of_brady_vio...

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