Re:Ask HN: Where are the 750k Bitcoins lost by Mt. Gox?
by tommo123 on Friday February 28, 2014 @10:35AM
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I like that. "Prove you're not a drug dealer and we'll see if there's still money to return." It kind of gives the middle fingers to 3 somewhat-important US rights: the right to not self-incriminate (being coerced into providing new evidence that might be used against you), being considered innocent until proven guilty (assets seized without an active case against you), and that everyone is equal under the law (unless we say you're a drug dealer (or, going back 60 years, black)).
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Re:Ask HN: Where are the 750k Bitcoins lost by Mt. Gox?
by rst on Friday February 28, 2014 @11:39AM
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There would be precedent, in the form of cash seizure "civil forfeiture" proceedings at both the State and Federal level:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/08/12/130812fa_fact_...