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Topic: CoinMKT and DEA agent Carl Mark Force (Read 466 times)

newbie
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Merit: 0
July 03, 2015, 12:59:08 PM
#5
Since when does a non us exchange performs criminal record searches on its users ?

They are or at least were a Santa Monica California based exchange that was more recently taken over by ANX BTC out of Hong Kong.  
I am quite sure the ANX takeover occurred quite a while after the incident with Agent Force.

Also I remember reading that the background checks were illegal, therefore they were NOT supposed to be doing them, because in most cases you need to get informed consent from whomever you plan to do a criminal background check legally, something that Agent Force would have no trouble doing without consent given his position with the DEA.
member
Activity: 60
Merit: 10
July 03, 2015, 12:53:41 PM
#4
There is not anyone official to complain to if most exchanges rip you off. You could try suing them but most will be located abroad, so you would have to pay a foreign lawyer a fortune. Unless they ripped you off for a fortune it wouldn't be worth suing. The lawyer's fees would cost more than you could get back.
legendary
Activity: 2296
Merit: 1014
July 03, 2015, 12:44:55 PM
#3
Anybody has anything to say about this exchange ?
Probably not, because noone uses it almost.
Maybe this corrupt agent sold this exchange. Hard to say anything about it.
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
July 03, 2015, 11:38:14 AM
#2
Anybody has anything to say about this exchange ?
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
July 02, 2015, 12:13:06 AM
#1
Has anyone been noticing that this exchange continues to operate in total impunity.

According to the report from arstechnica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/corrupt-silk-road-agent-pleads-guilty/ the rogue DEA agent confiscated funds from one user based on his whim and appropriated them to himself. How many more people have been cheated by this exchange ? Since when does a non us exchange performs criminal record searches on its users ?
The owners of the exchange were fully aware of the racket being perpetrated in cohort with partner agent Force.

No press release announcement on their website ?!
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