26 sats \ 2 replies \ @P2P_bitcoin 5 Sep 2022 \ parent \ on: P2P Bitcoin Trader prosecuted bitcoin
That's known as "structuring".
Umm ..ya.
Here's also an article on Dallas Observer:
Richardson Man, Alias 'Doctor Bitcoin', Pleads Guilty to Cyber-Crime Scheme
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/richardson-man-calling-himself-doctor-bitcoin-pleads-guilty-to-cash-to-crypto-scheme-12048514
https://archive.ph/BbUUr
Good breakdown. The state is definitely your enemy but this guy did a poor job of playing the victim while obviously violating numerous banking laws which we all know only the elite and politicians get a free pass for.
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Also, the person whose prosecutor called her a "money mule":
Between December 2019 and January 2021 she received money from people who believed they had won a lottery money to “unlock” their winnings.
She claimed she was conned into participating in the scheme by another co-conspirator who she thought loved her.
MacArthur argued she was a willing participant noting she continued despite being warned twice in 2020 by the FBI before she was charged that she was committing a criminal act.
A co-conspirator in Nigeria directed victims to send their money to M.H. who, according to Hopkins, would forward it to him to buy bitcoins.
Bellefonte woman gets 18 months in lottery scam
https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2022/03/bellefonte-women-gets-18-months-in-lottery-scam/
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