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There's a bit more information from Sarah Jeong, who has been covering this for Forbes: "Amazing moment later today: in affadavit, DHS agent referred to @a_gre

by moyix 12y ago

There's a bit more information from Sarah Jeong, who has been covering this for Forbes: "Amazing moment later today: in affadavit, DHS agent referred to @a_greenberg's interview of DPR and said it sounded like Mark Karpeles." [1] "Investigation found that Mutum Sigilum, a Karpeles holding, had registered http://silkroadmarket.org http://silkroadmarket.org #SilkRoadTrial" [2] "Karpeles's attorneys met with Baltimore law enforcement, offering to give up the identity of DPR if Karpeles was not charged w crim charges" [3] [1] https://twitter.com/sarahjeong/status/555844940841115648 https://twitter.com/sarahjeong/status/555844940841115648 [2] https://twitter.com/sarahjeong/status/555821164661321728 https://twitter.com/sarahjeong/status/555821164661321728 [3] https://twitter.com/sarahjeong/status/555821577485713412 https://twitter.com/sarahjeong/status/555821577485713412

bhouston 12y ago
How did Karpeles know the identity of DPR?
- danielweber 12y ago
  It's quite possible he didn't know anything, and was just sending out some test balloons.
  - bhouston 12y ago
    Possible, as anything can be a lie. But usually in these situations people are telling the truth, or what they believe to be the truth.
- jkestner 12y ago
  Because it was himself? And also getting immunity, that would be clever phrasing.
  - mhomde 12y ago
    are immunity deals really that stupidly phrased? I'd guess the standard boilerplate would protect against that? Then again I remember this exact scenario in an episode of The Practice ... so maybe not :)
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- WillNotDownvote 12y ago
  He could possibly know just from watching BTC flow through Gox.
maxerickson 12y ago
That's the same information. That the DHS agent believed they had probable cause is not a stupendously high bar. They also apparently never actually arrested Karpeles in relation to Silk Road (so perhaps said agent backed off that belief...).

by moyix 12y ago

bhouston 12y ago

How did Karpeles know the identity of DPR?

danielweber 12y ago
It's quite possible he didn't know anything, and was just sending out some test balloons.
- bhouston 12y ago
  Possible, as anything can be a lie. But usually in these situations people are telling the truth, or what they believe to be the truth.
jkestner 12y ago
Because it was himself? And also getting immunity, that would be clever phrasing.
- mhomde 12y ago
  are immunity deals really that stupidly phrased? I'd guess the standard boilerplate would protect against that? Then again I remember this exact scenario in an episode of The Practice ... so maybe not :)
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WillNotDownvote 12y ago
He could possibly know just from watching BTC flow through Gox.

maxerickson 12y ago

That's the same information. That the DHS agent believed they had probable cause is not a stupendously high bar. They also apparently never actually arrested Karpeles in relation to Silk Road (so perhaps said agent backed off that belief...).