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He plead to attempted money laundering or something like that

tptacek 2y ago
What state was this in? We can look up the predicates for that charge in the state, and then be talking more coherently about what might have happened here. Thanks! I'm guessing North Dakota? That's 3 states away from Chicago on the only Amtrak route from there to Portland. Were the charges federal? Did North Dakota (or whatever) police intercept him, or a DEA TFG?
- perihelions 2y ago
  What exactly are you trying to accomplish here? We can all see that person's HN comment history, see that fully half of it is drugs; and if this HN subthread is quiet about it, that is because we are politely avoiding confrontation.
  - tptacek 2y ago
    I have not looked at their comment history, and the guidelines ask us not to do that.
    - zoklet-enjoyer 2y ago
      You can read my comment history. It's right out in the open. Why would guidelines say not to look at it when it's right on the profile? Lol He got on the train in ND. A drug task force illegally searched his bags and arrested him in Portland. I believe it was all state charges from a state agency working with the DEA. I'd have to ask because I don't remember the details. This was like a decade ago
      - tptacek 2y ago
        We're not supposed to dredge things up from people's comment histories to throw at them in discussions.
        zoklet-enjoyer 2y ago
        Ok well I give you and anyone else permission to do that in my case
        mikeyouse 2y ago
        FWIW, this seems like the arrest/seizure - doesn't mention heroin and honestly seems pretty sketchy. Aside from a prior arrest for selling weed, using a BS 'hit' from a dog is pretty thin pretext to search the cans. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3100482-9-1-16-PPB-Money-Seizure https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3100482-9-1-16-PPB-M... Oregon's money laundering statute is here: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_164.170 https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_164.170
gamblor956 2y ago
If your cousin was actually innocent he should sue his lawyer for malpractice. The facts as you state them don't support any criminal charges, and any competent lawyer would be immediately aware of that and recommend against pleading.

What state was this in? We can look up the predicates for that charge in the state, and then be talking more coherently about what might have happened here. Thanks! I'm guessing North Dakota? That's 3 states away from Chicago on the only Amtrak route from there to Portland. Were the charges federal? Did North Dakota (or whatever) police intercept him, or a DEA TFG?

perihelions 2y ago
What exactly are you trying to accomplish here? We can all see that person's HN comment history, see that fully half of it is drugs; and if this HN subthread is quiet about it, that is because we are politely avoiding confrontation.
- tptacek 2y ago
  I have not looked at their comment history, and the guidelines ask us not to do that.
  - zoklet-enjoyer 2y ago
    You can read my comment history. It's right out in the open. Why would guidelines say not to look at it when it's right on the profile? Lol He got on the train in ND. A drug task force illegally searched his bags and arrested him in Portland. I believe it was all state charges from a state agency working with the DEA. I'd have to ask because I don't remember the details. This was like a decade ago
    - tptacek 2y ago
      We're not supposed to dredge things up from people's comment histories to throw at them in discussions.
      - zoklet-enjoyer 2y ago
        Ok well I give you and anyone else permission to do that in my case
      - mikeyouse 2y ago
        FWIW, this seems like the arrest/seizure - doesn't mention heroin and honestly seems pretty sketchy. Aside from a prior arrest for selling weed, using a BS 'hit' from a dog is pretty thin pretext to search the cans. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3100482-9-1-16-PPB-Money-Seizure https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3100482-9-1-16-PPB-M... Oregon's money laundering statute is here: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_164.170 https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_164.170

gamblor956 2y ago

If your cousin was actually innocent he should sue his lawyer for malpractice. The facts as you state them don't support any criminal charges, and any competent lawyer would be immediately aware of that and recommend against pleading.