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evidenceevidencedigital2015 Federal TrialGovernment Exhibit 225BIn the recovered chat, DPR asserted that there was nothing usable on scout's laptop and that properly obscuring bitcoins would prevent tracing them back to DPR. He described watching a user log in and work as the realistic means of proof and acknowledged that someone could stand behind the user unnoticed.
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Government Exhibit 225B

In the recovered chat, DPR asserted that there was nothing usable on scout's laptop and that properly obscuring bitcoins would prevent tracing them back to DPR. He described watching a user log in and work as the realistic means of proof and acknowledged that someone could stand behind the user unnoticed.

3 proceedings3 mentions1 trial
Also known as (3)
  • January 2013 DPR–scout security chat
  • January 2013 Tor chat containing Dread Pirate Roberts statements about laptop evidence and observation of a user
  • Chat with scout about laptop evidence and observation of a user logging in

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Dratel contrasted the security advice with Ulbricht's public laptop use and the recovered files to dispute that he was DPR. Howard replied that investigators accomplished the observation described in the chat and obtained the laptop before encryption could shield its files.

Trial Record (3)