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Saying he got the money from selling cocaine is almost the opposite to entrapment. It certainly didn’t lead them to selling him Bitcoin when they would not hav
by carl_dr 5y ago
Saying he got the money from selling cocaine is almost the opposite to entrapment. It certainly didn’t lead them to selling him Bitcoin when they would not have otherwise - he didn’t induce them to commit a crime.
What he did was show they were happy to deal with a supposed criminal, even knowing the money had come from his crimes.
- luma 5y agoThat was a interesting issue as the defendant has always been extremely vocal about being anti-drug in person and through his social media channels. I'm frankly a little surprised that he went through with that particular transaction, while I hold a fairly low opinion of the guy he at least seemed to be consistent in his principles. I guess money was the goal and he was willing to compromise himself in its pursuit.
- olalonde 5y agoI don't understand. Didn't the FBI agent induce him to commit money laundering by telling him he sold cocaine? Also, can't the defendant claim they thought it was a joke? Depending on the context, I most likely would have assumed it was a joke. It seems like the kind of answer someone would jokingly give if they didn't want to discuss their real job.
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- rtkwe 5y agoWe know very little about the actual interaction but there's no claim I see that there was coercion when the coins were sold to the undercover cop. Cops are allowed to setup chances for people to do illegal things, that's what stings and bait cars are all about, basically the fact that the person is a cop isn't really material because there's the assumption the person would have committed the crime with another person in the same situation.