Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o...
by badclient on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @01:12PM
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These underground market places are known for big talk, not calculated talk.
Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o...
by tptacek on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @01:18PM
(#6483815)
It wasn't just "big talk". It was big talk, a negotiation, and then a massive cash payment.
Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o...
by nullc on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @09:03PM
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It didn't make much sense.
Toy version of the conversation.
FC: Give me money so I can pay my debts. DP: Lemme talk to your creditor. RW: I'm FC's creditor, whats up. DP: I don't owe FC money. Rather I want him dead. Can you do this. RW: Sure. $250k. DP: I normally pay 80k to kill people. Split the difference?
... uh. wtf? The whole exchange really makes no sense, unless you assume that DPR knew he was talking to the same guy all along and was working on terms that would make the guy not bother him by scaring him off.
Edit: Nevermind! Apparently the 80k "hit" wasn't just a negotiation technique: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bal-sil...
Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o...
by pcrh on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @01:45PM
(#6483999)
Shouldn't they be able to track the bitcoin payments?
Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o...
by pcrh on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:20PM
(#6484618)
That's eerie...
Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o...
by sliverstorm on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:32PM
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I can only imagine Ulbricht reached the point... "in for a penny, in for a pound"
The guy he tried to have killed could show up and testify on his behalf and a reasonable jury might still find him guilty.
Absurd.
I think we can all see at this point that Ulbricht got played. But that doesn't exculpate him. (Not that it matters yet; he hasn't been charged with the attempted murder).