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Someone is sitting in the shade today...
September 15, 2011, 12:40:45 AM
#21
Over 127,000 Bitcoins have been stolen!

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LOS ANGELES — A longtime Democratic campaign accountant whose clients included U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein siphoned off nearly $700,000 from a California candidate to pay her credit cards, a mortgage and business bills, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Kinde Durkee, who heads Durkee & Associates in Burbank, Calif., was arrested Friday on suspicion of mail fraud by the FBI. Durkee has served as a bookkeeper for scores of candidates — her company website says five presidential campaigns. Democrats were scouring records to determine if they might have been victimized.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44413003/ns/us_news/t/calif-treasurer-accused-campaign-fund-theft/


When stolen they were in the form of dollars...


This is a huge hit for the Federal Reserve Note as a currency...this should send the dollar spiraling downward until such loopholes can be fixed.

Look for attention elsewhere, like playing in traffic.  This is beyond stupid.
legendary
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September 15, 2011, 12:28:52 AM
#20
At least when someone steals dollars there is sometimes a penalty for doing so for the person who took them.
In the bitcoin world someone steals bitcoins and nothing happens to the person who took them. Unless of course
whining on this forum and much gnashing of teeth counts.
legendary
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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
September 15, 2011, 12:18:39 AM
#19
Kinde could have quit any time, but she keep doing it...

legendary
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Legen -wait for it- dary
September 14, 2011, 11:29:31 PM
#18
Ugh! The US dollar is a disgrace! That's it, I'm selling all of mine off! Cheesy
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GROUNDED FOR TROLLING
September 14, 2011, 05:31:31 PM
#17
No need for foul language, but I hope the police finish their investigation soon and manage to recover the missing bitcoins.   
legendary
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September 14, 2011, 05:29:38 PM
#16

I'm glad this criminal was brought to justice, like one day the Mt.Gox and MyBitcoin thieves will be.

Except MtGox didn't steal anything, and even compensated some people for their losses.

Duh, I meant the people who stole from them.

Yeah, fuck those people!
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September 14, 2011, 04:21:37 PM
#15
I'm glad this criminal was brought to justice, like one day the Mt.Gox and MyBitcoin thieves will be.

Except MtGox didn't steal anything, and even compensated some people for their losses.

Duh, I meant the people who stole from them.
legendary
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September 14, 2011, 04:07:51 PM
#14
I'm glad this criminal was brought to justice, like one day the Mt.Gox and MyBitcoin thieves will be.

Except MtGox didn't steal anything, and even compensated some people for their losses.
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September 14, 2011, 02:39:20 PM
#13
I'm glad this criminal was brought to justice, like one day the Mt.Gox and MyBitcoin thieves will be.
legendary
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Democracy is the original 51% attack
September 14, 2011, 02:32:14 PM
#12
And how is this a "bitcoin" discussion?

Because any time someone steals Bitcoins or a scam is done using Bitcoins, it is big news.

Yet when it is dollars the article focuses on the crime...not on the currency.



Very well said.
legendary
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The revolution will be monetized!
September 14, 2011, 02:31:46 PM
#11
And how is this a "bitcoin" discussion?

Because any time someone steals Bitcoins or a scam is done using Bitcoins, it is big news.

Yet when it is dollars the article focuses on the crime...not on the currency.


But were bitcoins involved somehow? I may have just missed it, but i found no reference to bitcoin.  Huh
legendary
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Viva Ut Vivas
September 14, 2011, 02:26:48 PM
#10
And how is this a "bitcoin" discussion?

Because any time someone steals Bitcoins or a scam is done using Bitcoins, it is big news.

Yet when it is dollars the article focuses on the crime...not on the currency.

legendary
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The revolution will be monetized!
September 14, 2011, 02:22:05 PM
#9
And how is this a "bitcoin" discussion?
legendary
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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
September 14, 2011, 02:09:28 PM
#8
Please don't call me crazy, but I think I found the connection between KD and Bitcoin.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.471221

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It was emphasized that this fund was maintained for emergency scenarios, not because of any suspicion of wrongdoing on the part of Durkee. In an elaborate ‘shell game,’ Durkee used clients’ funds to pay for medical bills, credit card expenses and trips to CostCo where she ran a prostitute ring.
Source: http://demagaga.wordpress.com/tag/kinde-durkee/


Madam Durkee
legendary
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Trusted Bitcoiner
September 14, 2011, 01:53:12 PM
#7
so no bitcoins were stolen...
legendary
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Viva Ut Vivas
September 14, 2011, 01:28:37 PM
#6
Figured as much.. so why rehash it here? at this time?

I just heard it on the radio this morning. Did not see the date.
sr. member
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September 14, 2011, 01:27:20 PM
#5
Figured as much.. so why rehash it here? at this time?
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September 14, 2011, 01:22:23 PM
#4
why does that article come off as old news? o.O

Because it happened last week.

"When stolen they were in the form of dollars..."

lol
sr. member
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September 14, 2011, 01:18:29 PM
#3
why does that article come off as old news? o.O
sr. member
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Bitcoin
September 14, 2011, 01:17:36 PM
#2
It's a good point... but it's not the point the media wants to paint.... sigh...

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