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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by LatteLazy on Thursday September 24, 2020 @05:26PM (#24583888)
Isn't the idea that you setup something like this, and run it for a while, and then you bailout and sell it to someone else and they do the same? It's a game of hot potato. So long as you don't leave too much evidence and you launder your currencies correctly, only the last owner gets caught.

Thats how the Dread Pirate Roberts got his name no?

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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by wmf on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:36PM (#24584482)
The question is whether anyone has actually done that in reality rather than telling stories about the theory.
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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by vkou on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:07PM (#24584716)
That a fascinating story that DPR told the judge (One of many), who did not believe one bit of it.
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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by dylan604 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:26PM (#24584863)
"Because a judge" isn't necessarily the be-all one might wish it to be. A judge is just human and brings along their beliefs and knowledge or lack of to every case.
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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by cortesoft on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:01AM (#24586450)
Or the defendant was lying.... I don't think you or I know any more than the judge did (and we likely know way less)
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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by Thorrez on Friday September 25, 2020 @04:14AM (#24587722)
Interestingly, Ross Ulbricht didn't claim to take over the site from others, he claimed to be the original creator, the original DPR, and then later handed it off to other people who got away.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9akg85/irs-found-accused-...

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Re:179 Arrested in Global Dark Web Takedown by watwut on Friday September 25, 2020 @01:17AM (#24586791)
The idea is that you close suddenly stealing whatever money you can at the moment.

I don't find idea of black market operator stealing shocking nor unbelievable.

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