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Correct. US Marshalls have a contract with this guy’s dad to mange their crypto holdings (seized as part of investigations). Kid steals money but can’t resist s

Correct. US Marshalls have a contract with this guy’s dad to mange their crypto holdings (seized as part of investigations). Kid steals money but can’t resist showing off to friends and gets “busted”. Except the government still doesn’t appear to acknowledge a theft even occurred and the kid taunts investigators by sending them small amounts of ETH.

direwolf20 9mo ago
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- wmf 9mo ago
  It's not political. Most government contractors are barely competent and computer security is hard.
- arjie 9mo ago
  I doubt the present administration is particularly competent at bureaucracy but this theft occurred in Oct 2024 while the Biden administration was in charge. To be honest, Trevor Milton's pardon after donating a few million to Trump's campaign mean that any sum of money over $2m in government contractor hands is probably at risk. With a $2m price on pardons, it's just a question of mechanizing the machine. Or, as Trump might say, "Bring back the autopen!"
- keyle 9mo ago
  Fascism is a lack of emotional intelligence, which is basic intelligence. Empathy and compassion are a form of basic intelligence.
  - deleted 9mo ago
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  - stavros 9mo ago
    Chickens have two feet. Humans have two feet. Therefore, chickens are human.
    - causalscience 9mo ago
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      - stavros 9mo ago
        If their premise was "lack of empathy is the defining characteristic of fascism", that makes their post a tautology. How I read it was: > Fascism is a lack of emotional intelligence, which is basic intelligence. Empathy and compassion are a form of basic intelligence. (_AND THEREFORE, fascism lacks empathy and compassion_) This doesn't follow. Fascism can be a lack of emotional intelligence, emotional intelligence can be a form of basic intelligence, empathy and compassion can be a form of basic intelligence, and it can still be the case that you lack emotional intelligence but have empathy and compassion (you might simply lack in other aspects of emotional intelligence).
      - keeganpoppen 9mo ago
        “i dislike people like you who refuse to blanket call people fascists”
      - sieep 9mo ago
        We don't really do the whole calling people stupid or flaming around here. You can make your point and leave it at that or don't comment. This sort of behavior will get you banned by the very active mod team in the future. You can refresh yourself on the guidelines of the site: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Here's a section just for you: "When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names."
knowitnone3 9mo ago
just to let the kid know, I'm one of the investigators. I hate being taunted with any type of cryptocoin, cash of any denomination. I also hate gold and silver. I won't sleep until I catch you or $10 whichever comes first.
bluemenot 9mo ago
I wonder if technically the small amounts of eth are bribes…
- SilverBirch 9mo ago
  It's pretty common for crypto wallets that have been linked to illegal activity get blacklisted. So by sending a bit of crypto to the guy that figured out who he is, if/when the government investigate and freeze accounts the guy who busted him will get their account frozen too.
  - mrgoldenbrown 9mo ago
    Aka "dusting"

direwolf20 9mo ago

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wmf 9mo ago
It's not political. Most government contractors are barely competent and computer security is hard.
arjie 9mo ago
I doubt the present administration is particularly competent at bureaucracy but this theft occurred in Oct 2024 while the Biden administration was in charge. To be honest, Trevor Milton's pardon after donating a few million to Trump's campaign mean that any sum of money over $2m in government contractor hands is probably at risk. With a $2m price on pardons, it's just a question of mechanizing the machine. Or, as Trump might say, "Bring back the autopen!"
keyle 9mo ago
Fascism is a lack of emotional intelligence, which is basic intelligence. Empathy and compassion are a form of basic intelligence.
- deleted 9mo ago
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- stavros 9mo ago
  Chickens have two feet. Humans have two feet. Therefore, chickens are human.
  - causalscience 9mo ago
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    - stavros 9mo ago
      If their premise was "lack of empathy is the defining characteristic of fascism", that makes their post a tautology. How I read it was: > Fascism is a lack of emotional intelligence, which is basic intelligence. Empathy and compassion are a form of basic intelligence. (_AND THEREFORE, fascism lacks empathy and compassion_) This doesn't follow. Fascism can be a lack of emotional intelligence, emotional intelligence can be a form of basic intelligence, empathy and compassion can be a form of basic intelligence, and it can still be the case that you lack emotional intelligence but have empathy and compassion (you might simply lack in other aspects of emotional intelligence).
    - keeganpoppen 9mo ago
      “i dislike people like you who refuse to blanket call people fascists”
    - sieep 9mo ago
      We don't really do the whole calling people stupid or flaming around here. You can make your point and leave it at that or don't comment. This sort of behavior will get you banned by the very active mod team in the future. You can refresh yourself on the guidelines of the site: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Here's a section just for you: "When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names."

knowitnone3 9mo ago

just to let the kid know, I'm one of the investigators. I hate being taunted with any type of cryptocoin, cash of any denomination. I also hate gold and silver. I won't sleep until I catch you or $10 whichever comes first.

bluemenot 9mo ago

I wonder if technically the small amounts of eth are bribes…

SilverBirch 9mo ago
It's pretty common for crypto wallets that have been linked to illegal activity get blacklisted. So by sending a bit of crypto to the guy that figured out who he is, if/when the government investigate and freeze accounts the guy who busted him will get their account frozen too.
- mrgoldenbrown 9mo ago
  Aka "dusting"