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minimaxa • today at 2:24 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Interesting, when the Cryptsy founder stole millions via laundering coins in Coinbase exchange, the government, FBI, and CIA did jack sh!t to recover the lost funds!

He is still in China living with his girlfriend.

Miami, Florida – A 17-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Miami, Florida charging Paul E. Vernon, 48, the founder, operator, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Project Investors Inc., doing business as Cryptsy

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/ceo-major-online-crypto...


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chaostheory • today at 2:43 AM

> He is still in China living with his girlfriend.

The US and China do not have an extradition treaty. ie even if they wanted to do something, they can’t. The same goes for Russia

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