There was an irc chat log and nothing more offered as evidence. Later the agent involved was convicted of stealing BTC from defendant. You could say the relevan

There was an irc chat log and nothing more offered as evidence. Later the agent involved was convicted of stealing BTC from defendant. You could say the relevant fact is that an irc log on a compromised computer had a questionable chain of evidence. The logical error of assuming something quoted in a sentencing as fact is "appeal to authority" if you want to look it up.