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> Count 5 - Engaging in a Monetary Transaction in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity For a moment there I read this as the unlawful activity was
by nixass 6mo ago
> Count 5 - Engaging in a Monetary Transaction in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity
For a moment there I read this as the unlawful activity was Maduro's arrest, and someone made money on that fact.
- sigmoid10 6mo agoWell, the supreme court has already given Trump full immunity for things like this, so they could easily label it a crime and start charging anyone involved they don't like. What you described sounds hilarious and crazy right now, but I fully expect something like this to happen eventually while the US further descends into fascism.
- potatototoo99 6mo agoMaduro's kidnapping was unlawful.
- voidUpdate 6mo agoMost kidnappings are...
- nixass 6mo agoForgot the /s
- lyu07282 6mo agoAs an aside, I thought the BBC telling it's "journalists" not to call it a kidnapping was the most hilarious thing to come from this: https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/01/05/bbc-maduro-venezuela/ https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/01/05/bbc-maduro-v... > “Kidnapping” is an uncomfortable word. It suggests force, illegality and wrongdoing. “Captured” sounds more respectable. It belongs to the language of war. “Seized” sounds calmer still — almost administrative, like someone found it on a supermarket shelf.