Plea hearing is fun reading: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939.14.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.co

Plea hearing is fun reading: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939.14.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.58... > So, Mr. Zhong, the statute of limitations for the crime you're charged with in the information is five years. Accordingly, you could argue that the time to prosecute you for this crime has passed, and that the crime is now time barred; you can no longer be prosecuted. Have you discussed this with Mr. Bachner? > THE DEFENDANT: Yes, your Honor. > THE COURT: And is it true that you agree to waive any statute of limitations defense you might have with respect to this charge in the information? > THE DEFENDANT: Yes, your Honor. For some reason this bug was not as sophisticated as I thought it was: > THE DEFENDANT: ...In September of 2012, after using the site just once or twice, I decided I no longer wanted to buy anything else from Silk Road and decided to withdraw my bitcoin from the website. While doing so, I accidentally double-clicked the withdraw button and was shocked to discover that it resulted in allowing me to withdraw double the amount of bitcoin I had deposited His sentencing submission is also interesting: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939.30.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.58... > After Jimmy took the Bitcoin from Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht contacted Jimmy over the Silk Road messaging service and asked him to explain how he accessed the Bitcoin. After Jimmy told him what he did, Ulbricht never asked Jimmy to return the coins. Rather, he thanked Jimmy for his candor and sent him, unsolicited, additional Bitcoin. Silk Road’s response to Jimmy’s conduct is hardly the response of a victim. > The Government notes that Jimmy waited around four months from the date of the search to turn over control of the Bitcoin to the Government > Although the Government had seized the physical device needed to control most of the Bitcoin, the Government had no way to use that device to control the Bitcoin without Mr. Zhong’s cooperation. Jimmy gave the Government, with no promise of anything in return, the keys and tools needed to take control of billions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin—control that the Government would not have been able to gain without Jimmy’s cooperation Psychological report: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939/gov.uscourts.nysd.588939.30.1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.58... > He recalled converting some of his Bitcoin into $700,000 in cash. He stated he did this so that he would have a “case full of money like in the movies.” He hoped the visual appeal of the cash would impress a female into having sexual relations with him. He stated his plan did not work. Government was fairer than usual in their sentencing submission, only asked for 24 months. Honestly this whole story just makes me kind of sad. Also makes me wonder why he even agreed to give up the coins.