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snksleepy t1_j00dxo9 wrote

Huh how can the US charge Binance if they dont even operate in the US?

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PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS t1_j00irvl wrote

If the business touches any part of the US financial system it gives them jurisdiction to bring charges.

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tektektektektek t1_j00eblg wrote

A country can pretend it owns the whole world when it comes to applying their laws.

The question is whether that country will willingly hand over that individual to the accusing country.

That's assuming, of course, that the individual isn't silly or unwitting enough to actually travel to that country to be captured...

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DigitalTraveler42 t1_j00ht3s wrote

They can charge him and try him in absentia and wait until he enters a US extradition treaty country and put a Red notice on him through Interpol, either way it would be "enjoy hiding out in second and third world countries until someone with guns trades you to the US".

But it's just money laundering, white collar crime, minimum security prison, if he doesn't find a way to get out of the charges by flipping for a bigger fish he should just face the charges.

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a_rainbow_serpent t1_j01uf01 wrote

the trick is: kick someone's ass the first day, or become someone's bitch. Then everything will be all right.

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cubonelvl69 t1_j00te9h wrote

He's currently based in Singapore, but he's Chinese. I doubt China would give him up to us

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JonstheSquire t1_j00kke5 wrote

They will have almost certainly transacted business with US based individuals and institutions like banks.

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