11 sats \ 0 replies \ @broadmode OP 29 Apr 2023 \ parent \ on: Brother gets caught by FBI/IRS after spending Bitcoin subject to forfeiture. bitcoin
It sounds like, as opposed to keeping the sats in the Bitcoin-only economy for the long haul, he repatriated them into the fiat economy and, surprise, got caught.
The agencies likely surveiled close friends and family for extravagant fiat purchases after the Bitcoin 'went missing'. Gary got impatient and starting making out-of-place purchases in his name, likely after exchanging the Bitcoin for fiat.