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Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by garbagetime on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:15PM (#24033574)
>it is increasing difficult to cash out in a large way

It is actually difficult to cash out?

Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by gruez on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:27PM (#24033938)
I imagine you'd get caught on the off-ramps, since you'd most certainly be reported (by the exchange and/or your bank) to FinCEN. At that point you'd have to contend with the "the money came from bags of cash that just landed in my back yard" problem if federal agents come knocking. As for whether the federal agents will show up at all, I'm not sure. There probably aren't too many criminals who would openly admit that they successfully were able to withdraw their ill gotten gains.
Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by bitcoinmoney on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:44PM (#24034016)
Would fincen show up in Russia? And tumblers can hide the source easily. 4m$ is a lot to clean but it’s not impossible.
Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by darksaints on Monday August 03, 2020 @12:05AM (#24034120)
Cash can hide the source just as easily. Laundering is the real problem. Yes, even in Russia.

Unless you're best friends with an oligarch, and if that's the case, you can always get Deutsche Bank to do it for you.

Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by gruez on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:51PM (#24034056)
I was assuming a US-centric view. If it's russia (or any other lax country), all bets are off as you've said.