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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 (#7319790)
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_...

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Re:Ask HN: Where are the 750k Bitcoins lost by Mt. Gox? by marvin on Friday February 28, 2014 @01:53PM (#7320697)
Asset forfeiture is, and always has been, a clear violation of the rule of law. (A suspect is innocent until proven guilty). Precedent or no.
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