Florida Judge Gives Money Launderers A 'How To Guide' To Getting Around Money Laundering Charges

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Author:
Bess Levin
Updated:
Jan 14, 2019
Original:
Jul 25, 2016

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A Florida state judge threw out money-laundering charges against a man who was accused of illegally selling $1,500 of bitcoins to undercover detectives, concluding the virtual currency doesn’t qualify as money.

Florida State Judge Rules Bitcoin Doesn’t Qualify as Money [Bloomberg]

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