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Oral Arguments Brief Overview

Hornberger's Article

Q&A: Key Facts for Ian Freeman's Case

Didn't Ian Freeman scam elderly people out of their money?

No. Ian was a top peer-to-peer bitcoin seller on LocalBitcoins.com and had thousands of buyers in his five years active on the site. He had a 100% positive user rating. Ian had a rigorous security screening procedure for all buyers that was designed to catch scams. The defense showed at trial that because of his security procedure Ian was able to successfully stop multiple scams in-progress and returned money to the scammers' victims. However, despite his best efforts, Ian later learned during the discovery phase of the trial that about 1-2% of his thousands of cutomers turned out to be scam victims. He had no idea at the time, as they all successfully passed his security checks, many coming back to buy multiple times. Nonetheless, the government paraded the scammers' victims on the stand and then without any evidence, alleged Ian was part of a "Conspiracy to Money Launder".

Ian Freeman is being unjustly prosecuted for standing up for financial privacy.

As an advocate for financial freedom and privacy, Ian Freeman's work has always been about empowering individuals to control their own financial destiny, free from excessive government interference. Now, he faces harsh prosecution for defending these basic rights.

The government has targeted Ian for his role in promoting financial privacy through cryptocurrency. His case represents a dangerous precedent: if we allow this to happen, anyone who advocates for privacy and decentralized financial systems could be next.