At the end of all of this if you're still right, ask me and I'll give you a bitcoin  To quote a source who puts it plainly... Well, times have changed. I became convinced that the SEC had gone mainstream when it was featured on the Simpsons a couple years ago. Homer unwittingly gets caught up in a company gone bad. The SEC swoops in and arrests him, and he gets sent to prison. But, unlike the depictions on this and other shows, we do not carry M-16s, chase down yachts of inside traders in SEC police boats, or parachute James Bond style into illicit corporate board meetings. It is much tamer than that. We don’t carry guns; we have no boats; we have no planes. We do not even have authority to arrest people. http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2006/spch102006psa.htm |
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If the SEC ... really shows up the people they go after will end up in jail.
I can promise you one thing: If the SEC does indeed "show up" they will not be sending anyone to jail. |
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Who is in your counsel and what credentials do they hold?
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Bin: 541275
Card Brand: MASTERCARD
Issuing Bank: HSCB BERMUDA (THE BANK OF BERMUDA LIMITED)
Card Type:
Card Level:
Iso Country Name: BERMUDA
Iso Country A2: BM
Iso Country A3: BMU
Iso Country Number: 060
Bank's website: www.bocfr.com According to https://www.bindb.comEdit: I'm not sure how accurate this is, the website points to bank of china in paris  Wikipedia supports that this # is associated with an HSBC MasterCard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Issuer_Identification_Numbers Its a made up number for promotional cards in marketing material. It was a joke.  |
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prolific prosecutor "pads" personal pay plus peculiar pilfering passion Legal pad enthusiasts do seem to have a psychological connection to their writing tablets. Philip Moustakis, a mid-level associate at the New York firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, uses one legal pad per case, and prefers yellow over white pads and a faint, as opposed to a dark, rule. "The darker lines intrude upon my thinking—they're yelling back at you," he explained. "You want a more subtle line."
Moustakis is a connoisseur. Firms that are big enough to order their pads in significant bulk qualify to have their firm name stamped on the pads' binding. (At AMPAD, a law firm must order a minimum of 790 pads to qualify for the stamped insignia.) Moustakis collects the blank pads of competing firms. (His collection, once larger, is now down to two pristine pads; he doesn't just collect them, he uses them.) He said he picks them up at conferences with other law firms, and at other events where large stacks are left lying around. http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/May-June-2005/scene_snider_mayjun05.mspWatch your stationary! |
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Charlie, Are we allowed to post which bank owns that BIN/IIN, the first six digits of the card number?  Why not? You can find it in 30s with Mr. Google. Really? Who is it then? |
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Charlie, Are we allowed to post which bank owns that BIN/IIN, the first six digits of the card number? |
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I think a reasonable request for the foundation would be to provide a mechanism for Satoshi to claim the founders chair, and one of the enumerated powers of the founder's chair would be to dissolve the foundation.
Just to be sure no one is running away with an idea that isn't theirs.
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Dude, this is Britain!
People knock politely.
It's not knocking politely. It's more like being crushed by a steam roller in slow motion. Pretty much everybody here that has told you that what you are doing is a terrible idea has been involved in this process in their past. Maybe it will become real to you when you realize it may be too late. |
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Most people don't consider lawyers to be policemen.
The US Attorneys are the chief federal law enforcement officers in their jurisdictions. http://www.justice.gov/usao/I'm trying to keep it simple for Nefario by pointing out the people that kick down doors and carry guns. He still doesn't want to understand the seriousness of his actions. |
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Nefario,
I think that you forgot you are the sole issuer and custodian for counterfeit, unregistered securities. I think that would be a problem for you.
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Well looking quickly, the SEC does investigate and prosecute ponzi schemes. I thought that would be the FBI's department (fraud).
The SEC is responsible for civil litigation of securities fraud. The following organizations are responsible for criminal enforcement of fraud : Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Postal Inspection Services Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division United States Secret Service You forgot the US Attorney's Office. They've been extremely prominent in past ponzi prosecutions. Most people don't consider lawyers to be policemen. |
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I gotta wonder, did Pirate shut down before or after he learned the SEC was investigating him? He's obviously known for some time now.
I would assume he got a visit and they sat down and had a long conversation. That is how it usually works. I'd imagine this has already happened for two reasons: 1) Pirate hasn't posted for a long time. 2) This guy doesn't seem to care much for the SEC's typical policy of maintaining confidentiality of an investigation and seems to be talking to random victims of the scheme. It suggests the case is in a high state of development. Small stuff monetarily to be sure. However, as far as sending a message and making good publicity it would be larger than his previous case, which was a mostly local to New York Long Island ponzi. |
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Well looking quickly, the SEC does investigate and prosecute ponzi schemes. I thought that would be the FBI's department (fraud).
The SEC is responsible for civil litigation of securities fraud. The following organizations are responsible for criminal enforcement of fraud : Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Postal Inspection Services Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division United States Secret Service |
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Best of luck to all involved.
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Thomas James McWhortle, III President and CEO has announced his intention to go public on an soon to be disclosed electronic share exchange at a fair price and with a fair number of shares issued. More to follow in the coming weeks.  |
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Average IQ of population decreases as capitalism and interracial breeding takes place.
The IQ of a population has decreased, obviously.  |
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