How to Launder Billions of Digital Dollars

Re:How to Launder Billions of Digital Dollars by rayiner on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @08:52AM (#6675009)

The crime isn't transferring the money. The law applies to the payment processor, who profits from often criminal activity.

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Re:How to Launder Billions of Digital Dollars by aric on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:26AM (#6675177)

Operating a medium of trade for profit that others use consensually shouldn't be illegal. The act of people trading value consensually also shouldn't be illegal. The parent post is likely affirming both of these positions.

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Re:How to Launder Billions of Digital Dollars by rayiner on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @09:59AM (#6675359)

You can make that argument, but there are two different positions to argue, and the former position is harder to justify than the latter.

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