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  1. 2020-02-26 at 11:25 PM UTC
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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]
    SEATTLE (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted a former Microsoft worker of wire fraud and other charges in what prosecutors described as a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Kvashuk helped test Microsoft’s online retail sales platform.

    He was accused of stealing digital currency such as gift cards that could be redeemed for Microsoft products, then reselling them on the internet and using the proceeds to buy a $160,000 Tesla vehicle and a $1.7 million lakefront home.

    He was fired in June 2018 after the scheme came to light. Prosecutors said that during the seven months of his activity, $2.8 million in bitcoin was transferred into his bank accounts.

    Following a five-day trial in federal court, Kvashuk was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft, among other offenses.

    He faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge James L. Robart in June.

    https://apnews.com/81ffb2bca74017c6fb1d4f8b7ea7e8c9

    If only he was a little less greedy he could have absconded with his crypto-shekels and lived like one of those anarchist assholes who got into bitcoin in 2009.
  2. 2020-02-26 at 11:41 PM UTC
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    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    I remember when BitCoin first came out and it was only like a dollar each.
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  3. 2020-02-26 at 11:52 PM UTC
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    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
    aggravated identity theft

    lol wut


    also sbt/misterigh/whatever hasn't posted in a while
  4. 2020-02-27 at 12:16 AM UTC
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    The Self Taught Man Black Hole
    Is this why bitcoin price is crashing right now
  5. 2020-02-27 at 12:16 AM UTC
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    The Self Taught Man Black Hole
    Jesus it’s like this is the first time they’ve ever heard that bitcoin is commonly used in criminal activity
  6. 2020-02-27 at 8:12 AM UTC
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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]
    Originally posted by -SpectraL I remember when BitCoin first came out and it was only like a dollar each.

    I remember it was 7c and I didn't buy 😤
  7. 2020-02-27 at 10:20 AM UTC
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    vindicktive vinny Black Hole
    Originally posted by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country https://apnews.com/81ffb2bca74017c6fb1d4f8b7ea7e8c9

    If only he was a little less greedy he could have absconded with his crypto-shekels and lived like one of those anarchist assholes who got into bitcoin in 2009.

  8. 2020-02-27 at 4:51 PM UTC
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    Ghost Black Hole
    Volodymyr
    Holodymyr
    Holodomor
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  9. 2020-03-02 at 6:17 AM UTC
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    Misterigh Houston
    Sometimes greedy works. This guy was ripping off the company he worked for. He was shitting where he eats. He may have been caught over $1k. He should have adjusted his scheme. Maybe use a co-workers PC to do his dirty work via RAT.
  10. 2020-03-02 at 6:32 AM UTC
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    Splam African Astronaut
    Cops can't confiscate your bitcoins. Imagine being released 20 years later and bitcoin's worth like a million bucks.
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  11. 2020-03-02 at 6:41 AM UTC
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    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
    Originally posted by Splam Cops can't confiscate your bitcoins. Imagine being released 20 years later and bitcoin's worth like a million bucks.

    FBI steal them in major raids
  12. 2020-03-02 at 6:52 AM UTC
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    Splam African Astronaut
    Originally posted by aldra FBI steal them in major raids

    I was going to suggest burying a USB stick, but I don't know if that'd last 20 years. Neither if a HDD or SSD would. If stored in the cloud, you'd have to trust them to keep your account for so long.
  13. 2020-03-02 at 7:15 AM UTC
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    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
    The thing is they can compel you to provide encryption keys or hidden data and add long years on the end of your sentence if you tell them to get bent. I like the idea of getting out and having access to BTC that's now worth 100x what it was, but unless they don't know about it you'll probably end up going in for a loooong time.
  14. 2020-03-02 at 7:22 AM UTC
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    vindicktive vinny Black Hole
    Originally posted by Splam I was going to suggest burying a USB stick, but I don't know if that'd last 20 years. Neither if a HDD or SSD would. If stored in the cloud, you'd have to trust them to keep your account for so long.

    tattoo the hashes onto your body.

    in hexadecimals.
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  15. 2020-03-02 at 9:07 AM UTC
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    jonathan_davis_on_tweak_its_1994 Tuskegee Airman
    Originally posted by -SpectraL I remember when BitCoin first came out and it was only like a dollar each.

    good for you you fucking dumbass boomer
  16. 2020-03-02 at 1:17 PM UTC
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    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Originally posted by jonathan_davis_on_tweak_its_1994 good for you you fucking dumbass boomer

    You don't scare me, kid.
  17. 2020-03-02 at 1:49 PM UTC
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    jonathan_davis_on_tweak_its_1994 Tuskegee Airman
    Originally posted by -SpectraL You don't scare me, kid.

    yes i do
  18. 2020-03-02 at 1:51 PM UTC
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    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Originally posted by jonathan_davis_on_tweak_its_1994 yes i do

    I demand a test. Scare me right now.
  19. 2020-03-02 at 2:39 PM UTC
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    Sudo Black Hole [my hereto riemannian peach]
    surprise surprise hes ukranian
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  20. 2020-03-02 at 2:44 PM UTC
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    jonathan_davis_on_tweak_its_1994 Tuskegee Airman
    Originally posted by -SpectraL I demand a test. Scare me right now.

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