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Topic: MtGox's Dwolla account in the USA has been seized by the DHS (Read 10584 times)

Maged
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MtGox's Dwolla account in the USA has been seized by the DHS
May 15, 2013, 02:13:55 PM
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In the warrant, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), states that there's probable cause to believe Mt. Gox is engaging in "money transmitting" without a license, a crime punishable by a fine or up to five years in prison. The warrant goes on to demand that Dwolla hand over the keys to account number 812-649-1010, which is owned by Mt. Gox subsidiary Mutum Sigillum LLC, and held in the custody of Veridian Credit Union.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/feds-reveal-the-search-warrant-that-seized-mt-gox-account/

Discussion:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/here-is-the-seizure-warrant-206267
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Re: MtGox's Dwolla account in the USA has been seized by the DHS
May 14, 2013, 09:13:26 PM
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed it has initiated legal action that prompted the Dwolla payment service to stop processing bitcoin transactions.
Nicole Navas, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed the legal action to CNET this afternoon.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57584511-38/homeland-security-cuts-off-dwolla-bitcoin-transfers/
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Re: MtGox's Dwolla account in the USA has been seized by the DHS
May 14, 2013, 08:59:56 PM
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From MtGox's facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MtGox/posts/468895216528224
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Statement Regarding Dwolla:

Like many who have contacted us, MtGox has read on the Internet that the United States Department of Homeland Security had a court order and/or warrant issued from the United States District Court in Maryland which it served upon the Dwolla mobile payment service with respect to accounts used for trading with MtGox. We take this information seriously. However, as of this time we have not been provided with a copy of the court order and/or warrant, and do not know its scope and/or the reasons for its issuance. MtGox is investigating and will provide further reports when additional information becomes known.
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Re: MtGox's Dwolla account in the USA has been seized by the DHS
May 14, 2013, 08:49:33 PM
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Quote from: BalkanBoy on May 14, 2013, 02:10:28 PM
I just attempted to get a withdrawal of my USD from MtGox to Dwolla and got the following in an email:

Dwolla Support
MAY 14, 2013  |  01:44PM CDT
,

Due to recent court orders by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland seizing the account of Mutum Sigillum LLC (“Mt. Gox”), Dwolla is immediately no longer legally able to service Mutum Sigillum LLC’s account.

As a result if you have not seen funds arrive in your Dwolla account from this merchant then this will not be occurring with Dwolla. You will want to contact Mutum Sigillum LLC (https://mtgox.com/contact-us) to inquire on how to go about withdrawing these funds.

Sincerely,
Dwolla Support
www.dwolla.com
www.trydwolla.com (Send someone free money on us to get them started)

Anyone else seen this? I guess this is the fallout from the Coinlab lawsuit?

More info:
http://betabeat.com/2013/05/department-of-homeland-security-shuts-down-dwolla-payments-to-and-from-mt-gox/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/feds-seize-money-from-top-bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox/
http://www.businessinsider.com/dwolla-mt-gox-2013-5
http://pandodaily.com/2013/05/14/dept-of-homeland-security-freezes-accounts-between-dwolla-and-bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox/

More discussion:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mtgox-account-in-the-usa-has-been-seized-by-the-dhs-205370
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dwolla-can-no-longer-process-deposits-or-withdrawals-to-mtgox-205403
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/where-wil-ex-gox-users-be-going-205671
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/if-the-us-gov-wanted-to-stop-funds-going-into-gox-205679
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mt-gox-dwolla-account-frozen-by-dhs-205396
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dwolla-mtgox-under-investigation-205660
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-much-was-the-balance-of-mtgox-dwolla-account-205462
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/so-dhs-is-meddling-with-exchanges-and-people-are-selling-into-usd-205539
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/war-has-started-205571
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dwolla-no-longer-allowed-to-deal-with-mt-gox-dhs-shut-them-down-205621
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-believe-is-the-reason-bitcoin-is-facing-opposition-205668
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/prediction-gox-dont-go-to-us-dont-into-coinlabs-accounts-frozen-good-news-205665
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/now-that-dwolla-is-gone-what-is-the-cheapest-way-in-us-to-get-inout-of-mtgox-205513
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/in-reality-it-may-be-cheaper-not-using-dwolla-205742
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/department-of-homeland-security-205722
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/department-of-homeland-security-shuts-down-dwolla-payments-to-and-from-mt-gox-205542
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sources-said-traders-would-have-a-hard-time-getting-us-dollars-out-of-mtgox-205744
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ebzru/dwolla_no_longer_allowed_to_do_business_with_mtgox/
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