IS SEALS WITH CLUBS DONKDOWN??? (Update: Micon charged with a felony in Nevada)

[Lord of the Fraud]

No we actually just allow people spend their hard earned cheddar as they see fit. We actually don't have corrupt politicians calling the shots on how we use our corn .


Hope allows well on Baltimore tonight.

let's send you a few n-words over there and you'll change your tune yesterday.

Was my city that sent you over the hard workers back in the day.

[Shizzmoney]

Micon Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/com...undme_bitcoin/

And Gofundme:

http://www.gofundme.com/t7q32aw

RE: The Chesnoff thing. I also wonder if he maybe advising Micon with a deduced retainer, considering its a charge related to BTC. Being involved in a high profile BTC case like this could be beneficial for him in the long run for future BTC defendants down the road (especially when it comes to taxes). I only say this because these lawyers AIN'T cheap and I really don't think Micon has that much FU money.

[JoeD]

Micon Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/com...undme_bitcoin/

And Gofundme:

http://www.gofundme.com/t7q32aw

RE: The Chesnoff thing. I also wonder if he maybe advising Micon with a deduced retainer, considering its a charge related to BTC. Being involved in a high profile BTC case like this could be beneficial for him in the long run for future BTC defendants down the road (especially when it comes to taxes).

$1,050 so far = less than 2 hours of billing for Chesnoff.

I really need to raise my hourly rates.

[BeerAndPoker]

This fool reaped all the benefits of running an illegal gambling site and knew what he was getting himself into so HUGE LOL at anyone donating to his legal issues especially when if he never comes back to the USA they won't be that costly.

With that said a lot of people in the bitcoin community are generous so I wouldn't be surprised if he does get a decent amount of hand outs here.

[Dan Druff]

From the reddit:

eof 1 point an hour ago
I'm confused.. Are you fighting this charge? I think the law is absolutely fucked, and applaud you for what you are doing, but I'm under the impression you are in the Caribbean rather than getting arrested.
The only thing to do in the usa it seems is to plead guilty, unless you plan on taking it to the supreme court or something.

bryanmicon 1 point 42 minutes ago
I'm absolutely fighting this charge. The exact nature of that fight will be determined by my legal team

eof 2 points 39 minutes ago
I know it's hard not to come across like a dick on the internet so please bare with me.. do you genuinely believe you have not broke the law? (regardless of whether or not the law is justified)

Pretty sure he is going to come back with, "No, I did not break the law."

And I'm pretty sure he believes it.

[DRK Star]

I think some of you, who view him as a Martyr, forget how much he screwed over many of his friends, threw them under the bus, treated people like shit, and was a greedy, lazy shit who contributed very little in the grand scheme of things to Donk Down, while Druff did most of the work.

He posted the mostly-nude photo of Drexel, which would make me want to kill the guy, making Drexel is a bigger man than I, and proclaimed something to the effect of "DONT FORGET...I MADE THIS" when describing his website/infamy. He is a complete snake oil salesman, who will shill for anything if you paid him, and once we ghost-towned his site for the poor treatment he showed to all of the loyal followers, he then immediately turned it into his personal fiefdom of a bitcoin site.

I have no pity for him. I slightly admired him for turning a shitty situation into one where he apparently was going to "get away with his btc site and benefit financially", however that is now blowing up in his big-beaked face. I have no sympathy for him...I feel for his wife and child, who are likely stuck in a poor situation through no fault of their own. He either lied to them about this being perfectly safe/legit, or made away with a lot of money and has no plans on a return. If you are his wife, and you are an attorney, you have to have SOME desire for due diligence, and should have investigated a little bit into what the legal ramifications were going to be for his decision(s). Or, his attorney did a "DONT WORRY ABOUT IT...." routine and they think they have an iron-clad case. If she and the child fly back, that would likely be the best decision she makes. I would think that due to govt's and other high major business/banks/entities desire to shut btc down, that the NGC WILL want to make an example of him, and throw everything they can at him, just so no one gets any more ideas. If they go soft, it will not be enough of a deterrent to prevent others from attempting similar businesses. I am guessing they go for mandatory jail time and a $$$$$ fine, if not $$$$$$.

Anyone who thinks that "he's a great guy"....no he isnt. He is only nice to you if you can do something for him. He will give you some tiny amounts of btc, when they arent worth much, just to get you hooked on his poker site so he can benefit from you. He will sell you vape pens too. Its always to benefit him. I have yet to hear of anything he has done, that is out of the goodness of his heart with no benefit to him in some way.

I wish his wife and child well. He will be an annotated note in a wikipedia file about a legal case.

[4BET]

I think micon probably spent a lot of coin to get swc.eu up and running, From what I can tell the site is a complete fail, So if their is a run on the bank because of this felony I don't think micon can pay all the coin back

[Dan Druff]

BTW, in case anyone is wondering, I am not posting on any other forums about Micon. I don't have a fake account on 2+2 right now (and I haven't since Kilowatt was banned).

I know that you may not necessarily believe me, but it's true. I am expressing all of my thoughts on the matter on PFA.

[DRK Star]

wait....did MICON create the Go Fund Me?


Jesus Christ....



#Tidal

[Dan Druff]

wait....did MICON create the Go Fund Me?


Jesus Christ....



#Tidal

Yes, and I'm surprised he used a pic of his daughter there.

I wouldn't post a picture of Benjamin for all of the internet to see, no matter what sympathy I was trying to garner.

I mean, if he were just Joe Online Poker Player, that's one thing, but obviously there are a lot of trolls he knows who could do nasty things with the pic, and I wouldn't want to open up that possibility. (BTW, please do NOT photoshop inappropriate stuff onto his daughter's pic here, as I will insta-delete that and/or post restrict people who do.)

I actually have seen several pics of Micon's daughter, but there's no way I would have ever posted them here, as any problems I had with Micon did not extend to his little child.

[Forum Wars]

The retention of Chesnoff (who is expensive) is interesting because it shows that he is expressing a desire to fight this, rather than just middle-finger everyone and resign himself to staying abroad.

Not sure how he's going to fight this without returning to the US, but I'm guessing he will use Chesnoff as a mouthpiece to basically broker a deal to where he returns to face the music if he is happy enough with the deal they offer.

I have a feeling they will tell him "no dice" with that one, and refuse to deal with him unless he returns. Otherwise it's too much of a freeroll for him, to where he only comes back if they give him a deal he likes, and he doesn't come back if they don't. Too little leverage of the state in such a process, and I doubt they will go for that.

FROM HIS REDDIT:

50 minutes ago
eof: I know it's hard not to come across like a dick on the internet so please bare with me.. do you genuinely believe you have not broke the law? (regardless of whether or not the law is justified)

51 minutes ago
bryanmicon: I'm absolutely fighting this charge. The exact nature of that fight will be determined by my legal team.

[TheXFactor]

Gaming agents infiltrated Bitcoin poker site to bring criminal case
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/la...-criminal-case

A special agent with the Nevada Gaming Control Board infiltrated a Bitcoin-fueled poker website to help launch what authorities on Tuesday said was the first state-level criminal prosecution of illegal online poker.

An arrest warrant was issued against Bryan Micon, 36, in Las Vegas Justice Court on Monday on one count of operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system.

Laxalt added that the charge, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine, marks the first prosecution of a poker site that used the digital currency.

The Gaming Control Board first learned of Seals with Clubs in August 2013, when a Belgian resident complained about the site, according to an affidavit for arrest.

In Skype conversations observed by gaming agents, Micon estimated that Seals with Clubs earned $10,000 to $12,000 profit each month.

The agent conducted surveillance on Micon’s home, then collected information from his social media accounts, learning that he identified himself as the “chairman” of Seals with Clubs.

On Tuesday afternoon, Micon Tweeted that he had launched a gofundme.com campaign to raise $100,000 for his legal defense.

His lawyer, David Chesnoff, declined to speak about where Micon was living.

Congratulations to Micon, Your the first!!!

[Dan Druff]

So looks like they logged into his Skype (probably auto-logged in from one or more devices they seized) and read all of his convos.

$10-$12k per month is actually about what I estimated Seals was making. I don't know if I ever posted it here, but in private conversations I told people I guessed $150k or so per year, just from eyeballing everything.

[DRK Star]

assuming he was working with a few other people, would it be safe to guess that he risked all this for maybe $50k/yr?

[sonatine]

#sides at each and every rube who thought micon was getting rich off this.

[tyde]

lol all my best Micon Photoshop creations ^^^

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poor guy...

I almost feel sorry for him, but true to form, making bad decision after bad decision

his 'legal team' certainly isn't working pro bono, and won't be offering their services on a contingency basis since there is 0% chance of the government offering a cash settlement

which translates to Micon being out a shitload of money if he is truly dumb enough to fight the charges.



oh and LOL @ "Chesnoff & Schonfeld"

Whatever the day of the week, it’s a sure bet that somebody, somewhere, is getting into trouble. Maybe it’s drugs or assault or drunk driving. It could be an altercation in a casino or a misunderstanding with a prostitute inside a fancy hotel suite. If it’s the right person in the wrong spot, then you can wager your last dollar on one thing: David Chesnoff will receive a phone call and rouse himself from a deep sleep

http://vegasmagazine.com/personaliti...david-chesnoff

[Dan Druff]

He probably also made some good money on the appreciation of the bitcoin, but nobody knows how much.

Keep in mind that a bitcoin is now worth only about 18% of what it was at its all time high, so obviously he took a hit if he hoarded most of them.

Of course, that was a one time event, and not likely to occur again.

[BeerAndPoker]

Micion getting $1,050 in donations so far and poor OSA can't get a dime for his twinkcation? What is wrong with this world?

[simpdog]

So umm who lives in Belgium?

[Belly Buster]

Marty has summed it up.

Micon isn't a bad person, he just makes bad decision after bad decision. Choosing to fight this charge with expensive lawyers is just the latest