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"FBI Says It's Seized $28.5 Million In Bitcoins From Ross Ulbricht, Alleged Owner Of Silk Road" "It believes that the stash belonged to Ross Ulbricht,
by malandrew 13y ago
"FBI Says It's Seized $28.5 Million In Bitcoins From Ross
Ulbricht, Alleged Owner Of Silk Road"
"It believes that the stash belonged to Ross Ulbricht, the 29-
year-old who allegedly created and managed the Silk Road..."
The title and that sentence are in contradiction with one another. They either seized it from him or they did not. If they did seize it from him, why are they saying that they "think" it is his.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> The title and that sentence are in contradiction with one another. No, they aren't. > They either seized it from him or they did not. If they did seize it from him, why are they saying that they "think" it is his. Because possession ("from Ross Ulbricht") and ownership ("belonged to Ross Ulbricht") are not the same thing. Its possible to have more certainty about the former than the latter.
- duaneb 13y agoA thief possesses items that belong to me.