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    ybz90 said:
    Legitimate question for legal minds here: how do you think the DOJ is going make their case and argument? Since the attack was against the blockchain validation mechanism and no individual financial institution, per se, will the argument hold up? It definitely passes the "if it smells like wire fraud and theft" test, but I'm curious if there is precedent for similar attacks or if this is a totally novel situation here.

    EDIT: Or are they just being nailed on the shell companies?

    EDIT2: Thanks, everyone, for the helpful explanations on the wire fraud charges. Basically, nothing novel to see here, just classic crook shenanigans.
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    What these two did isn't much different that the crypto bros using old coal burning plants to power their thousands of crypto rigs.
     
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