[2014-04-12] Waterloo Record: Florida bitcoin prosecution a test

[bryant.coleman]

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4462344-florida-bitcoin-prosecution-a-test/

Two police officers burst through a hotel room door with guns drawn, yelling "Police! Get Down!" just after an alleged money laundering transaction went down. But instead of briefcases stuffed with a drug dealer's cash, this exchange involved an undercover officer with supposedly stolen credit cards and the virtual currency bitcoin.