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evidenceevidencedocument2015 Federal TrialForbes interviewThe defense described an August 2013 Forbes interview by Andy Greenberg with someone claiming to be Dread Pirate Roberts and proposed questioning Der-Yeghiayan about his reported conclusion that the interviewee sounded like Mark Karpeles. After outlining a narrower questioning route on Day 3, the court ruled on Day 4 that the interview content was hearsay and the agent's subjective belief was irrelevant.
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Forbes interview

The defense described an August 2013 Forbes interview by Andy Greenberg with someone claiming to be Dread Pirate Roberts and proposed questioning Der-Yeghiayan about his reported conclusion that the interviewee sounded like Mark Karpeles. After outlining a narrower questioning route on Day 3, the court ruled on Day 4 that the interview content was hearsay and the agent's subjective belief was irrelevant.

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The defense sought to use the interview to explore the agent's conclusion concerning Mark Karpeles as a possible alternative operator, but the court ruled that the interview content was hearsay and the agent's subjective belief was irrelevant.

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