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How does cryptocurrency prevent the FBI from breaking down your door over allegations of 'depriving the company of [your] “honest services”'?
by jrockway 5y ago
How does cryptocurrency prevent the FBI from breaking down your door over allegations of 'depriving the company of [your] “honest services”'?
- gruez 5y ago>How does cryptocurrency prevent the FBI from breaking down your door The article is literally titled "The Day Amazon Sent the FBI to Take My Family’s Bank Accounts" (emphasis mine). I'd imagine the FBI would have a much harder time to seize someone's crypto wallet than freezing their bank accounts.
- AlexCoventry 5y agoIt gives you some recourse in this scenario from the fine article: > After they knew we had no money to pay for legal representation [due to the asset seizure], Amazon’s lawyers sued my husband in federal court. If we can’t afford to defend ourselves, Amazon automatically wins.