Quote from: je_bailey on June 17, 2011, 02:48:39 PM

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If 10BTC showed up in my account that originated from allinvain account and passed through other accounts,
could I be prosecuted?

The first thing, that it would be extremely difficult to determine if it actually came from allinvain, as each transaction would have been made with a new send and receive address.

Secondly, there would need to be some sort of culpability on your part. If you suddenly had 10 BTC show up in your account, were you paid off, were you involved in some way in the (supposed) crime?

A real world equivalent would be a crime was committed and then money was deposited into your checking account from that crime. You would be culpable if you were involved, aided, and or supported the crime that took place.

each block can be traced back to the originator (in this case, allinvain), or am i misunderstanding.