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If it was a bona fide investment and you are without notice of any wrongdoing - no, I’d say you’re not. Presumably your nefarious investor holds some kind of ow
by troad 4y ago
If it was a bona fide investment and you are without notice of any wrongdoing - no, I’d say you’re not. Presumably your nefarious investor holds some kind of ownership interest that can be sold by their trustees/liquidators to raise funds. If you are able to do so, it seems like a nice thing to try to help source money to help the people caught out, including by assisting in realising any ownership stake, but that’s a choice, not an obligation.
Edit: to avoid ambiguity, this response is written re morality, not legality.
- mshake2 4y agoI think the answer should be yes so that those taking investment should feel pressure to ensure that the money from investors is legitimate. Otherwise, it's going to be "whoops, we didn't know ;)" every time.
- dragonwriter 4y agoThere seems to be a false dichotomy here between either “always treat the recipient as guilty” and “just let them claim ignorance without questioning it”.
- mshake2 4y agoI don't think you should treat them as guilty if they took funds that were stolen, unless you knew for sure that they knew. Just that they should always have to give it back.
- jibe 4y agoI’d say you’re not If the investment was made with stolen funds they can be clawed back.
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- kurthr 4y agoI guess the local grocery store better look out. If he paid any taxes, can those be clawed back from the IRS too?
- dredmorbius 4y agoNB/OT: Late response on an earlier thread: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34182022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34182022>