“OIG Investigators found that the DEA paid one airline employee tens of thousands of dollars over the past several years in proceeds from cash seized as a result of their tips. However, the vast majority of those airport seizures aren’t accompanied by criminal prosecutions. This has led to years of complaints from civil liberties groups that the DEA is abusing civil asset forfeiture—a practice that allows police to seize cash and other property suspected of being connected to criminal activity such as drug trafficking, even if the owner is never arrested or charged with a crime.”

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    Ah, I almost forgot about civil asset forfeiture… If the incoming regime ends up having any interest in appearances, and looking like they care about law and order, then keep an eye out for an increase in civil asset forfeiture cases.

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          It’s not going to rise or fall that much in such a short amount of time. That’s for sure. With Monero, I generally prefer to use the 365-day simple moving average, and I found that normally it fluctuates within about 6% of that level. So that’s not a terrible fluctuation in either direction. Actually, if you have the money and patience, it would be a really good swing trade. Buy Monero when it is like 6% below the 365 day simple moving average. Wait for it to climb 6% above and then sell it all and do it again. But as I said, you would definitely need time because those swings can take several months.

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            I have less than zero interest in trading crypto. I think it’s all a net negative for the world with only dubious utility. The utility may improve, and something like monero may be what brings me on board, but I’m not there yet.

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    Here’s how I see this grift working:

    1. DEA agent gets info about cash mule coming across, but can’t get reward.

    2. Airport employee in on con gets a phone call from agent

    3. Report “tip” and gets reward

    4. Agent gets commission

    5. Rinse, repeat

    Follow the reward money and see who needs a corruption trial.

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      “You aren’t suspected of a crime, your money is. We need to take it into custody.”

      And then they get a new squad car two weeks later.

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    Don’t worry. Under Trump the DEA will soon cease to exist, solving this problem.