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> But after the police knocked on the door on the weatherboard home in June, McIvor handed them the key codes to unlock more than $6m worth of various cryptocur
by nodesocket 7y ago
> But after the police knocked on the door on the weatherboard home in June, McIvor handed them the key codes to unlock more than $6m worth of various cryptocurrencies.
Why in God's name would he give them the wallet keys? I'd be like, what wallets?
- jhrkleoipwuer 7y agoBecause the police probably have chat logs or other evidence that he received bitcoin. By giving the keys you show good will and cooperation, and will get the lighter end of the sentence.
- nodesocket 7y agoMaybe... I'd rather do the time, and when I get out a millionaire then do the time and when I get out flat broke.
- jhrkleoipwuer 7y agoYou won't be able to legitimately cash it out, you'll be imprisoned again for money laundering. So you'll need to take your winnings to a third world country and generally watch your back.
- coralreef 7y agoI'm guessing he had no plan to "legitimately" cash it out ever, given the way it was procured? Still, he could have tumbled it, traded for Monero, etc. when he got out.
- BubRoss 7y agoWhat are you basing any of that on? There are a lot of places to go and a lot of ways to use cryptocurrency. Why would someone be 'watching their back'?
- Nightshaxx 7y agoYea he just gave them a ton of proof that he did do it....