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UPDATE - Files released!
DOCX:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m3hd7yfq2ee16/Bitcoin%20FBI.docx (https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m3hd7yfq2ee16/Bitcoin%20FBI.docx)
PDF:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nc35rpevjcu9p4/Bitcoin%20FBI.pdf (https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nc35rpevjcu9p4/Bitcoin%20FBI.pdf)
Original Document:  http://heikki.zerodistance.org/bitcoin/92797476-FBI-Bitcoin-Report-April-2012.pdf (http://heikki.zerodistance.org/bitcoin/92797476-FBI-Bitcoin-Report-April-2012.pdf)


I am working to retype the leaked FBI report on Bitcoin.  The final version will be released upon bounty of a total of 10 BTC being sent to the following BTC address:  1KS4KyLgaZik4fyesqjTMK1sh8mBz6W2dN

This will include all coloring, images (where possible), font formatting, and footnotes of the original document.  Text spelling, grammar, and punctuation will be EXACT (even where wrong) to the original document.  Text spacing will be exact and consistent with the original document to allow easy cross-reference and verification of text.  The file will be released as both a docx and a pdf, and will be available free to download.  Below is a sample screenshot.

Progress:  Completed and Bounty Received
Goal:  Completion by 6:00 PM PST today (5/8/2012)
Bounty: 10 BTC to 1KS4KyLgaZik4fyesqjTMK1sh8mBz6W2dN required for release of document.
Bounty Progress: 9.7/10 BTC sent or pledged thus far...

https://i.imgur.com/YV5Qj.gif

I'm good for 2.5 BTC, will send when completed

Thanks.

Done through page 10 now...

Is that just me or does that read as if "Bitcoin" was a company?

There's an explanation of their terminology near the beginning of the document.

ok, thx.

I'll get you started with 2 BTC.
http://blockchain.info/tx-index/5161830/47ccf90112665550b4930c68dde8578f6bfe9ff703d19f635044abdc4aca43ed

Thanks D&T

That's 4.5 BTC sent or pledged.

I am through page 15/20 at this point, on to the Endnotes (the most time-consuming portion).

Sent 1.5.

Thanks rjk, 6 BTC of the 10 BTC bounty fulfilled.

Per D&T's suggestion, I am posting a free sample of the first three pages of content (not including the cover page).  This is just the .docx file.
http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=801565

Also, what is a good file host service to use?  I am not a fan of yourfilelink.com, so if someone wants to suggest a better service and/or rehost the sample elsewhere, that is fine.

Donated 0.2 BTC since I'm cheap.

Just use google docs.

Oh, ok.

EDIT:  I don't really like it... Google Docs renders some things differently, and doesn't seem to allow for download of the original file.

Document is complete - I just need to proof it all.  Shouldn't take too long...

is this real or a faked report? just to be sure

Most think it is real (myself included, especially after reading it in excruciating detail while retyping it), but there are a handful who think it is fake.  I just don't see how/why someone would go through as much detail as they did for a faked document.  What would the motive have been?  The endnotes by themselves imply hundreds of hours of research just to gather the information, let alone write the rest of the paper.  If it is a fake, it's a dang good one, and whoever did it wasted a whole lot of time in creating it.

Document is proofed and ready to be released upon completion of the bounty.  Bounty is currently at 6.2 out of 10 BTC.

2 btc on its way

Thanks - 8.2 of 10 BTC bounty has been received or pledged.

Thanks for this, sent a coin  ;)

9.2 out of 10 BTC received - only need 0.8 BTC more.

3 BTC sent, good job bro

That's 9.7 BTC, but close enough.  If someone wants to send the last 0.3 BTC, feel free, but I'll go ahead and release.

PDF:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nc35rpevjcu9p4/Bitcoin%20FBI.pdf
DOCX:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m3hd7yfq2ee16/Bitcoin%20FBI.docx

Please download the files to view them properly - dropbox likes to do its own render, but it does weird things like adding extra tabs, or bolding words that are not bolded.

what does retype mean? is it a summary of the leaked report?

It means the original document was a crap PDF that was difficult to read.  I retyped the entire document so it was legible/searchable.

EDIT:  Compare my links with the original document - http://heikki.zerodistance.org/bitcoin/92797476-FBI-Bitcoin-Report-April-2012.pdf

I estimate with medium confidence that the rest of you (who hadn't previously read this) will find it interesting. Bitcoin isn't as helpful to criminals as I once thought - they've already got plenty of cheap, simple alternatives like MMORPG items.

Thanks SgtSpike!

+1

I've been arguing for a while that there are much better alternatives to money laundering then Bitcoin.

Cross-posting this, current top link on cryptome.org: http://cryptome.org/2012/05/fbi-bitcoin.pdf

Did you type it or OCR it?  I have a copy in Word and took me a few minutes to do.

OP should send it over to Cryptome for them to host, since all they have is the unreadable version.

I typed it, no OCR.  OCR introduces too many easily-overlooked mistakes.  Especially for something this low-quality, and the smaller font sizes in the text boxes and end notes.  It would take me longer to proof an OCR of this than it did to just type it up.

Will do.

EDIT:  Ok, I can't find any contact information for Cryptome... what would be the best route to inform them of this updated file?

"Law enforcement cannot target one central location or company for investigative purposes or to shut down the system."

That's the whole point!