Follow the Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security

[Sir Alpha_goy]

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[BurtW]

If you live in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont/Niwot Colorado area please stop by the Powder Keg Brewing Company on Sunday, October 11, between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for great music, good food, good beer and a short talk by yours truly concerning my case between the two bands.  Details here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4wjj00pq83nn33d/Oct%2011%20Fundraiser%20and%20Celebration.pdf?dl=0

For more information about my case:

www.burtw.com
www.jmwagner.com

Homeland Security agents and their confidential informants, cooperating witnesses and local law enforcement minions are welcome to join us.

For them there will be a very large cover charge - everyone else gets in free.

[Kprawn]

Homeland Security agents and their confidential informants, cooperating witnesses and local law enforcement minions are welcome to join us.

For them there will be a very large cover charge - everyone else gets in free.

Oh that is seriously funny and probably very true... they would insert some informants in there for the followup round to come. Welcome them with open arms and offer them a

free beer, just make sure you add a little urine to the mix.  They will most probably drink milk, because they are on duty. 

Good luck with the talk, wish I could join, but I am very far from Colorado.  .... I WILL have a glass of wine on you, on that date. 

[AGD]

Homeland Security agents and their confidential informants, cooperating witnesses and local law enforcement minions are welcome to join us.

For them there will be a very large cover charge - everyone else gets in free.

Oh that is seriously funny and probably very true... they would insert some informants in there for the followup round to come. Welcome them with open arms and offer them a

free beer, just make sure you add a little urine to the mix.   They will most probably drink milk, because they are on duty.  

Good luck with the talk, wish I could join, but I am very far from Colorado.   .... I WILL have a glass of wine on you, on that date.  

I bet he can't read your posting ...

edit: now he can 

[afoyemlad]

that a big money.. security on btc... 

[christycalhoun]

Here are the 186 ($42,222.00 as of this posting) Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

I am sure you guys can come up with some creative, interesting, fun ideas to do with this information.

Relocate out of the country as soon as it is legally possible. And never do any bitcoin related business in the USA.

[mallard]

They will probably auction the Bitcoins off like they are currently doing with the Silk Road Bitcoins.

[Betwrong]

Here are the 186 ($42,222.00 as of this posting) Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

I am sure you guys can come up with some creative, interesting, fun ideas to do with this information.

Relocate out of the country as soon as it is legally possible. And never do any bitcoin related business in the USA.

That is easier spoken than done.

I think USA is a constantly changing country unlike North Korea for example. So let's hope it becomes more Bitcoin friendly in the future, the young generation of Americans will do this positive change for sure.

[Triple]

Here are the 186 ($42,222.00 as of this posting) Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

I am sure you guys can come up with some creative, interesting, fun ideas to do with this information.

Relocate out of the country as soon as it is legally possible. And never do any bitcoin related business in the USA.

That is easier spoken than done.

I think USA is a constantly changing country unlike North Korea for example. So let's hope it becomes more Bitcoin friendly in the future, the young generation of Americans will do this positive change for sure.

Hard to say friend. Even though Bitcoin has a lot of positives, there are negatives associated with it as well. To have it become official would be very difficult

[BurtW]

The Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security (plus some dust given to Homeland Security by the Bitcoin community) are still just sitting here:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

But there was some really good news today.  The justice department ended the practice of "equitable sharing"

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1004863.msg13399046#msg13399046

This is great news for the country in general but bad for me personally.

Under the nefarious equitable sharing program my local Sheriff's department was slated to receive up to 80% of the funds taken from me once my Bitcoins were auctioned off.

I had hoped to argue that since my family was the only victim in the case the local sheriff should return to me his share of the take in the theft of my property as victim compensation.  That might have lead to the return of up to 80% of the funds taken from me.  However now that the equitable sharing program has been terminated I would have to argue the victim angle directly with Homeland Security and the Federal Justice Department.  More expensive and unlikely to work.

[BitUsher]

Sorry to hear. The removal of equitable sharing isn't such good news as some of the media has portrayed it as it simply means that both the federal and local levels will independently be tasked with asset forfeiture without collaborating. This may appear like progress but can lead to complicated jurisdictional issues where you have 2 gangs of thieves going after your assets instead of one gang.

If it is any consolation I don't think you would have successfully retrieved your stolen property either way as they would argue that you were selling without a proper license and weren't the victim. They really don't like to give up their extra stolen bonus money and would have hated to lose their fancy new police cruiser they picked out.

 

[BurtW]

The Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security (plus some dust given to Homeland Security by the Bitcoin community) are still just sitting here:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

But there was some really good news today.  The justice department ended the practice of "equitable sharing"

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1004863.msg13399046#msg13399046

This is great news for the country in general but bad for me personally.

Under the nefarious equitable sharing program my local Sheriff's department was slated to receive up to 80% of the funds taken from me once my Bitcoins were auctioned off.

I had hoped to argue that since my family was the only victim in the case the local sheriff should return to me his share of the take in the theft of my property as victim compensation.  That might have lead to the return of up to 80% of the funds taken from me.  However now that the equitable sharing program has been terminated I would have to argue the victim angle directly with Homeland Security and the Federal Justice Department.  More expensive and unlikely to work.

Bad news, the sheriffs that are all addicted to the "pennies from heaven" shared with them from the Federal asset forfeiture fund whined loud enough and "equitable sharing" was quietly reinstated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/

(and others)

Good news is I can once again try and corner the sheriff in my county and ask him what he plans to do with the money taken from me.

[Monnt]

Amusing "public notes". Was that the basis of what homeland charged you on? Dirty money, child porn and drug trading? If so, I'll laugh.

[BurtW]

Amusing "public notes". Was that the basis of what homeland charged you on? Dirty money, child porn and drug trading? If so, I'll laugh.

All the public notes were added after they took the bitcoins from me.  The only charge against me was 18-1960.

[TheButterZone]

The Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security (plus some dust given to Homeland Security by the Bitcoin community) are still just sitting here:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

But there was some really good news today.  The justice department ended the practice of "equitable sharing"

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1004863.msg13399046#msg13399046

This is great news for the country in general but bad for me personally.

Under the nefarious equitable sharing program my local Sheriff's department was slated to receive up to 80% of the funds taken from me once my Bitcoins were auctioned off.

I had hoped to argue that since my family was the only victim in the case the local sheriff should return to me his share of the take in the theft of my property as victim compensation.  That might have lead to the return of up to 80% of the funds taken from me.  However now that the equitable sharing program has been terminated I would have to argue the victim angle directly with Homeland Security and the Federal Justice Department.  More expensive and unlikely to work.

Bad news, the sheriffs that are all addicted to the "pennies from heaven" shared with them from the Federal asset forfeiture fund whined loud enough and "equitable sharing" was quietly reinstated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/the-feds-have-resumed-a-controversial-program-that-lets-cops-take-stuff-and-keep-it/

(and others)

Good news is I can once again try and corner the sheriff in my county and ask him what he plans to do with the money taken from me.

Victims of persecution fund, 100% FAFF refunded to respective victims.

[duts_bg]

Here are the 186 ($42,222.00 as of this posting) Bitcoins taken from me by Homeland Security:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

I am sure you guys can come up with some creative, interesting, fun ideas to do with this information.

If the wallet is kept constantly under surveillance, sooner or later there will be some movement. Somebody clerk will be greedy. Such is their nature. Then it can pick up noise about misuse (manipulation) of evidence materyali. As far as I understand, your coins are taken as such.

[BurtW]

Good news for Homeland Security and the Justice Department!  Today the BTC they took from me are now worth $84,845.22 so they have doubled their money!  Their investment strategy (take and hold) is working for them.

[GreenBits]

Civil asset forfeiture is a hot topic right now, it's total bullshit.  Unfortunately here in California we just had a promising reform bill shot down by misrepresentation from the law enforcement lobbies.  Most of the California forfeit cases deal with cannabis cultivation.

it is the advertising on the internet and the doing "business" with the general public that allows them to come in and seize your property.

The scary thing is, when you get to looking at civil asset forfeiture, they really don't need any reason to take your stuff, you do not need to be accused or convicted of a crime, and you have no recourse to get it back.

I have researched your story a bit and I'm so sorry you are experiencing this bullshit man. Asset forfeiture is a serious injustice in the states due to the utter lack of due process surrounding it, I've seen this before in marijuana cultivation busts where licensed growers still have vast amounts of property seized "pending investigation", sometimes even going as far to remove the kids from the home. Our household will keep you in our prayers, keep your head up. 

And our government will waste resources investigating this man instead of the hyper corrupt banking officials that actually have victims for their crimes (the American public). Why don't they send some guys with wires into a board meeting?

This is bullshit man, again I'm so sorry you had to deal with this.

[BurtW]

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2016/080816.htm

It looks like they are going to finally auction off the coins they took from me.  My coins were here:

https://blockchain.info/address/1Eu38i1DkRAPAJhSqbseVroJDpMRfJbAx3

Then moved to here:

https://blockchain.info/address/1EJgLfRaXARWgj29FRCLSj2Nfkynb2JGGx

Now they are here:

https://blockchain.info/address/18natxG8EnhmcQQAjirNXoGrZ5geBWcM2R

Getting ready for auction.

[RichGang]

Wtf man. Now am happy am not americ an