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Re:Amazon sent the FBI to take my family’s bank accounts by AlexandrB on Friday February 18, 2022 @11:52AM (#30388096)
IANAL, but the fifth amendment gives you a right against self-incrimination. It doesn't allow you to lie or refuse to answer questions about assets that are not part of any crime.

Edit: Civil asset forfeiture already runs afoul of the fifth, and no one seems to care:

> nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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Re:Amazon sent the FBI to take my family’s bank accounts by gruez on Friday February 18, 2022 @12:01PM (#30388191)
>It doesn't allow you to lie or refuse to answer questions

"right to remain silent" is literally for that purpose. There are ways around it, if the government grants you immunity, but it's still far more onerous than freezing a bank account or invoking civil forefiture. Not to mention, disclosure of the key and/or wallet addresses may plausibly result in you incriminating yourself (eg. by proving that you bought drugs on silk road or whatever).

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