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Why is the Samourai Case Still Alive? (L0la, Bitcoin Magazine)bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/sdny-withholding-of-evidence-undermines-charges-against-samourai-wallet
713 sats \ 12 comments \ @denlillaapan 8h AskSN
This is a question that puzzles me. Evidence is mounting, regime has changed, world has moved on... yet some lawyers and deep-state types at the Attorney's office at the Southern District of New York still prosecute some random dudes for writing code...?
This morning, a letter filed by the defense of Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill revealed that the Southern District of New York (SDNY) had suppressed exculpatory evidence in the criminal case.

It never made sense to prosecute them, but it makes even LESS sense to KEEP PROSECUTING THEM

Just drop the case, already.
Like L0la says Nostr-ing(?) about the article:
I'm no lawyer, but SDNY should finally do the right thing and dismiss charges against SW & TC
Incompetence, evil, bureaucratic inertia, clusterfuck-cover-up?

What am I missing, Stackers?

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436 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 7h
No doubt this is a clear cut Brady violation. The judge can fashion whatever remedy he or she wants. Regarding the prosecution, the FINCEN language
would strongly suggest that Samourai is not acting as an MSB,
gives the prosecution the loophole they probably could have used to get a conviction. It's sad to say, but as a defense attorney in the SDNY I always felt like the judge was really just a second prosecutor. I'm certain almost any sitting judge would have let the trier of fact (jury in all likelihood) decide the money transmitter issue.
All bets are off now. I'm sure the Trump DOJ, with the obvious Brady violation, means there will be a dismissal soon.
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72 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 3h
The value you provide to SN is massive @siggy47. I was hoping for a comment like this.
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 7h
I'm sure the Trump DOJ, with the obvious Brady violation, means there will be a dismissal soon.
Dope. Is there a Predyx bet, @mega_dreamer? At decent odds, I'll take this one.
edit: maybe it should be time-limited, as in before June 30 or before the trial starts in November
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64 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 8h
My guess is that it’s ideological activists who are trying to resist Trump.
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74 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan OP 7h
as good a guess as any, I suppose
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 7h
I have no special knowledge. I'm just basing that on the behavior of people I observe up close and personal.
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7 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 1h
I should have added this earlier:
https://financeband.com/what-is-the-conviction-rate-for-federal-criminal-cases
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Emi 7h outlawed
stackers have outlawed this. turn on wild west mode in your /settings to see outlawed content.
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 6h
A criminal case remains one.. we're all criminals I mean
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nitter 8h bot
https://xcancel.com/rstormsf/status/1919494051000418618
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