In other news, my dear old friend cypherdoc seems to have gone dark, at least here on trolltalk. Do you suppose he retained the same attorney who provided you with what sounds it was probably sage advice about keeping one's mouth shut? That's got to be a tough row to hoe for a guy like Dr. Lowelife.
Anyone with an active case will go dark. I worry about DeathAndTaxes, he has been dark for a long time.
Yes, he seemed to know the rules and seemed to play by them if his writings here were semi-accurate representations of his behavior. As someone who tried to do likewise it causes me some concern. I never did any buying and selling except through Tradehole and Coinbase and was anal about paying my taxes so I hope I don't have much to worry about.
Fuckin' pisses me off that the state are such blatant extortionists that it would make a guy in my situation feel concerned. I've seen first hand people unjustly push the power of the state around in an unrelated event having to do with the DEQ. Like you say, what actually did or didn't happen or what is or isn't a problem is utterly irrelevant...it's about whether you have money that can be squeeze out, and what it would cost in court to defend yourself. It's deeply wrong and disturbing, but there it is. Ultimately they will push to many people to far I'd guess. That's probably why so many agencies are developing their own militarized enforcement capabilities.
I delight in pointing out to my friends that the first time the FBI did anything of consequence in Bitcoinland (Silk Road) they immediately stole the loot for personal gain. What is the point of having state sponsorship of enforcement if they are as big a crooks as any and empowered by that sponsorship?