The first case of confiscation of bitcoins
The US Drug Enforcement Administration has announced the confiscation of bitcoins owned by Eric Daniel Hughes, because this property was “acquired or spent illegally,” namely, through the sale or purchase of illegal substances.
The information message states that the District of South Carolina on April 12, 2013 confiscated 11.02 BTC from the address 1ETDwGUC1QcjYuehFr3u1FD3MvDaUs7SFy.
Apparently, this is the first time that bitcoins were seized according to the official procedure. The transaction history shows that 11.02 BTC were received at the specified address on April 12 and spent on April 17. According to experts , in this case, the confiscation, most likely, was carried out as a result of a special operation on the underground exchange Silk Road. The US Drug Enforcement Administration could open a bogus account (honeypot), after which it confiscated the coins received from the buyer.
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That is characteristic, these are not the only operations for the 1ETDwGUC1QcjYuehFr3u1FD3MvDaUs7SFy wallet. In May 2013, another 17.24 BTC was received and spent.
The version with a fake account is indirectly confirmed by the fact that not all coins were sent from the sender’s wallet to the account of the Drug Control Authority. If the wallet were confiscated together with the computer, the authorities could transfer all the coins, but this did not happen, so the wallet owner probably transferred 11.02 BTC to the dummy seller.
The owners of the BTCBible.com service have already sent an official request for disclosure of information about this incident to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
The information message states that the District of South Carolina on April 12, 2013 confiscated 11.02 BTC from the address 1ETDwGUC1QcjYuehFr3u1FD3MvDaUs7SFy.
Apparently, this is the first time that bitcoins were seized according to the official procedure. The transaction history shows that 11.02 BTC were received at the specified address on April 12 and spent on April 17. According to experts , in this case, the confiscation, most likely, was carried out as a result of a special operation on the underground exchange Silk Road. The US Drug Enforcement Administration could open a bogus account (honeypot), after which it confiscated the coins received from the buyer.
')
That is characteristic, these are not the only operations for the 1ETDwGUC1QcjYuehFr3u1FD3MvDaUs7SFy wallet. In May 2013, another 17.24 BTC was received and spent.
The version with a fake account is indirectly confirmed by the fact that not all coins were sent from the sender’s wallet to the account of the Drug Control Authority. If the wallet were confiscated together with the computer, the authorities could transfer all the coins, but this did not happen, so the wallet owner probably transferred 11.02 BTC to the dummy seller.
The owners of the BTCBible.com service have already sent an official request for disclosure of information about this incident to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/184390/
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