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Bitcoin => Legal => Topic started by: rumbitla on August 18, 2013, 06:19:42 PM



Title: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: rumbitla on August 18, 2013, 06:19:42 PM
Last week I visited the states as a part of my sales work (ancient roman antiquities) but was stopped and held aside by immigration.
I was asked if I am carrying any currencies undeclared and they took my laptop to find the bitcoinQt. They held me for 4 hours and eventually told me that because I lied on my declaration, I would be banned from entering the US in the future.
Then, they sent me back to Europe on the US Taxpayer's dollar.
I never knew merely holding bitcoin would make my life so difficult. I will avoid doing business in USA now and rather go to China or Canada.
 Viva la bitcoin!


Title: Re: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: millsdmb on August 18, 2013, 06:20:36 PM
Last week I visited the states as a part of my sales work (ancient roman antiquities) but was stopped and held aside by immigration.
I was asked if I am carrying any currencies undeclared and they took my laptop to find the bitcoinQt. They held me for 4 hours and eventually told me that because I lied on my declaration, I would be banned from entering the US in the future.
Then, they sent me back to Europe on the US Taxpayer's dollar.
I never knew merely holding bitcoin would make my life so difficult. I will avoid doing business in USA now and rather go to China or Canada.
 Viva la bitcoin!
If this is true, wow.

You must give them access to laptop for entry?


Title: Re: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: candoo on August 18, 2013, 06:22:35 PM
this story is not true. This guy is some kind of a idiot in the german subforum. He's trollin very hard and well known for his bullshit.


Title: Re: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: millsdmb on August 18, 2013, 06:23:26 PM
this story is not true. This guy is some kind of a idiot in the german subforum. He's trollin very hard and well known for his bullshit.

Thanks.

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Title: Re: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: Hfleer on August 18, 2013, 06:30:26 PM
Last week I visited the states as a part of my sales work (ancient roman antiquities) but was stopped and held aside by immigration.
I was asked if I am carrying any currencies undeclared and they took my laptop to find the bitcoinQt. They held me for 4 hours and eventually told me that because I lied on my declaration, I would be banned from entering the US in the future.
Then, they sent me back to Europe on the US Taxpayer's dollar.
I never knew merely holding bitcoin would make my life so difficult. I will avoid doing business in USA now and rather go to China or Canada.
 Viva la bitcoin!

Give me a break.  Obviously they were looking for the Litecoin.


Title: Re: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: Darktongue on August 19, 2013, 05:34:22 AM
this story is not true. This guy is some kind of a idiot in the german subforum. He's trollin very hard and well known for his bullshit.


I LOLed! A fucking german troll.  All kinda pokemon out and about LOL


Title: Re: US Immigration arrested me for holding an illegal currency
Post by: romerun on August 19, 2013, 05:39:55 AM
and that coins in qt are on testnet