Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis

Re:Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis by cperciva on Saturday November 23, 2024 @02:48AM (#42219721)

It serves the same purpose as asking customers "are you a terrorist" -- it creates an easily prosecutable offence.

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Re:Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis by stoperaticless on Saturday November 23, 2024 @03:28AM (#42219813)

Could you expand on why is it easily prosecutable?

I sense that it has something to do with lying in documents.

But hypothetically: if I write “no”. Proof of lying requires proof of terrorism. (At which point you did all the job of proving terorism, despite the document)

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Re:Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis by rjsw on Saturday November 23, 2024 @04:11AM (#42219944)

If you ask it online then I guess it counts as wire fraud which may be easier to prosecute.

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Re:Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis by dooglius on Saturday November 23, 2024 @10:47AM (#42221491)

Is terrorism not already an easily prosecutable offense?

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