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		chatmasta on Oct 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried... You could have reasonably said Ross Ulbricht was the main suspect in the theft of Silk Road bitcoins, but it turned out to be two FBI agents involved with the case.

tedunangst on Oct 13, 2023 | [–]

That would be these guys: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-federal-agents-charged...

Not this guy: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-h...

runeofdoom on Oct 13, 2023 | [–]

Surely the FBI agents were cunningly framed by the real Dread Pirate Roberts.

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