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		eli on March 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Two Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Face Fraud Ch... More likely is that it's far easier to prove that they didn't pay any taxes on the money than it is to prove they never should have received it.

mcguire on March 30, 2015 [–]

"You seem to have a crap-ton of money with no clear provenance. That's smelling like tax evasion.

"Oh, you stole it."

danielweber on March 30, 2015 | [–]

There's a line on tax returns for illegally gained money. I always wonder if anyone fills it in and what the result is.

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