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>>mikeyo+(OP)
> Here's how the fed caught them:

> "The DOJ said it was able to seize the funds after an FBI search warrant of one of Lichtenstein's cloud storage accounts found a file containing cryptocurrency addresses and their corresponding private key that granted access to funds stored within."

That makes sense, and of course storing them in cloud storage was a bad idea. However they could have only obtained the warrant /after/ they pretty much knew Lichtenstein was the culprit.

How did they determine Lichtenstein was the person who had the bitcoins?

>>syspec+Is1
Given that these clowns were not exactly low profile about their wealth, I imagine their opsec was less than optimal.

>>themat+2t1
That could be true, but it still doesn't really answer the question.

How did the FBI know, hey he's the guy, lets get a warrant

>>syspec+1u1
It doesn't matter. They got a Bitcoin Billionaire in a trial. Guilty or not, they already won this round.