We're sliding into the next Holocaust...
When I was arrested the prosecution asked that I be incarcerated without a bond hearing for the maximum time allowed under the Patriot act, six days. One of the reasons for this pre-bond hearing incarceration was to make sure I did not move my funds before they had a chance to find them. They were very concerned that I might move my Bitcoins out of seized wallets on seized computers before they had a chance to find them all and move the Bitcoins to their own wallet.
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By the time I was released on bond they had found and had moved most of my Bitcoins, the Bitcoins I was holding for my non-tech savvy parents, and some other Bitcoins that were not mine (was holding for a friend until he got his own Trezor.
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This sharing of the loot with the vendor is actually par for the course. Remember that traffic light cameras are often operated with a cut going to the vendor and the rest going to the government. Also here is another example, also from Oklahoma, of a vendor getting a cut of the loot:
In January last year, David hired himself and his top trainers out as a roving private interdiction unit for the district attorneys office in rural Caddo County, Okla. Working with local police, Desert Snow contract employees took in more than $1 million over six months from drivers on the states highways, including Interstate 40 west of Oklahoma City. Under its contract, the firm was allowed to keep 25 percent of the cash.
The entire article is worth a read and is very chilling:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/07/police-intelligence-targets-cash/ASIDE: you can see if Desert Snow has recently or will soon be training the cops in your area here:
https://desertsnow.com/conferences...
If you refuse to give them the password or the moved funds you can be charged with contempt of court and be placed in jail until you give them the password or the funds...
The bad news is that contempt of court charges can not be appealed. Also for all practical purposes there is no time limit for a contempt of court charge. They can give you 30 days, bring you back to court, if you refuse again - another 30 days, rinse and repeat as long as they want. That piece on Desert Snow is pretty interesting, just finished reading it... It's odd that a system like Black Asphalt runs freely online.
Not only that but they give out awards to their students and LEO will use these awards on their resumes.
https://www.desertsnow.com/pages/view/6Now most of the stuff they have to do and seize to get the award could be argued as "a good thing" but this requirement:
*QUALIFIED INCIDENTS / SEIZURES:
US Currency Successful forfeiture of more than $5,000
is a little bit shady.
I knew I had found one of the Royal Knights at one point. Found him again, Royal Knight #13:
Inducted as Royal Knight #13 of the Black Asphalt (2009)
It is a major accomplishment, not easy to do, and I am sure he is very proud of it.
http://www.bernalillocountysheriff.com/cmdstaff.html