I'm getting very tired of reading "criminal activity" and "money laundering" in coverage of this takedown. And about all of the other takedowns. A crime is a crime only if some authority says that it's a crime, right? And why should the entire Internet be subject to US law, and law of subservient US client states?
Fundamentally, there is no law on the Internet. There is only the raw exercise of skill and power. I mean, consider the NSA. They don't even respect US law, let alone the rest of the world. Or Google and Facebook, for that matter. They do whatever they can get away with.
There's a revolution going on. Freedom is coming, perhaps, for everyone. Or if the kleptocrats win, there will be extreme subjugation. Time will tell.
The "criminal activity" is being done by the US Govt. Kidnapping and Grand theft.
Yes, basically. Yet, I gotta say that he took a risk leaving Russia. Better yet, he should have stayed as anonymous as possible.
I agree completely, you raise some very important points here.
We should keep these ideas in mind when we read about 'nefarious' activity online or on the darkweb.