A damsel in distress. Plural of Mongoose Update.

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 4:38 pm

Why would a fabulously well-connected young man and relation of Lord Hesketh who The Telegraph has pegged with a net worth North of $300M USD be pissing around with ripping off putative small-time US drug dealers for a paltry $20K? Just why? Gob smacking stupidity.

Looks like Cottrell flipped and copped a plea for eight months, and is now a free man (though he changed the spelling of his last name afterward). People in his position never bear the full brunt of criminal prosecution. Professional courtesy among the ruling class.

Anyway, there appears to be no significant connection between this old case and PoM.

smokebreaks · Post by **smokebreaks** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:04 pm

Why would a charming young man such as this be hanging out with the likes of politicians and drug dealers needing to launder funds?

Perhaps you’ve missed the most important key to this?

When the US invaded Afghanistan we weren’t sent to eradicate the poppy plant field, but rather we protect them?

Why do you think that is?

bentech · Post by **bentech** » Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:37 am

the easy answer was that the drugs must flow

but the poppy is being grown by members of a culture which remembers defeating the Russians and the british and alexander...

smokebreaks · Post by **smokebreaks** » Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:43 am

They don’t call it the graveyard of empires without reason.

Meet the man who owns both Trump and Putin: Semion Mogilevich.

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bentech · Post by **bentech** » Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:58 am

after the soviets fall the us invested 35 billion dollars in helping the mafia rip profitable elements of their infrastructure and manufacturing base away from the people who had built them

btw,
our occupations of afganistan is providing the mining industry with billions of dollars of infrastructure improvements to of their mineral claims there that they plan to exploit in the future

all the free roads tunnels and electricity curtesy of the us tax payer is just gravy

smokebreaks · Post by **smokebreaks** » Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:07 pm

the United Nations office on Drug Control put out this assessment a few years back.

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Nimroz is the corner stone province and main gateway for opium/morphine/heroin smuggling out of Afghanistan with as much as 90% of the nation’s illegal opium crop exiting the country from this area. This is one of the most important strategic pathways for narcotic trafficking from Helmand, Kandahar and Farah Provinces (which are the highest opium growing/collection centers in the country), through southern Nimroz, into Iran and further on to the markets in the West. This happens because there are no law enforcement authorities stationed in this area. The local Border Police has left the region because of lack of support, manpower, training, equipment and facilities. The elders and Mullahs of the region have reported that over 10,000 Kilos of narcotics pass through this part of Nimroz every week.

The report also states the Afghan/Iran border police are paid $120 a month.

Yet the Dyncorp defense contractor pulls in $250,000 annually and most of its tax free.

So yeah, it ain’t connected via cases to PoM like you said, Hax, but just how the fuck do you think you move 10,000 Kilos of Opium, every fucking week?

Yet an old lady has to piss in a cup for her pain meds?

AGD · Post by **AGD** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:41 am

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A Canadian man on Tuesday denied helping incarcerated Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht run his infamous web bazaar for illegal drugs, and a prosecutor told the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case that the government will use chats from Ulbricht's seized laptop in its effort to convict his alleged right-hand man.

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III accepted a not guilty plea from Roger Thomas Clark, 56, who was extradited to New York on Friday after being in custody in Thailand since December 2015.

Means they indeed have shit on PoM, if he can explain how the passport scan made it to Ulbrichts computer.

Let me guess: A guy, who doesn't like PoM too much, registers at Silk Road with 2 nicks that already associate VJ to PoM. His goal was to squeeze out money off Silk Road by infiltrating (bitcoind vuln is pretty good to gain trust) and manipulating the admin into previously unwanted actions (torture, hitmen etc) and later turn him over to the three letters. Because of his computer skills he probably was able to steal a passport scan from PoM's computer which he has sent to Ross. Now he just has to chat with Ross and mention 'Plural of Mongoose' to associate the password scan with VJ/Cimon and pronto!

Another thought: If PoM=VJ, then he had enough time to dispose ANY connection to Silk Road. Even if they were able to decrypt his laptop (which I am sure they are if they really want it) they most likely will find nothing.

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:46 pm

Why do I have this sinking feeling that PoM hasn't got any legal counsel fit for purpose to defend himself? Hope I'm wrong, but if he were to have, it would be completely out of character. May it go to trial and may PoM have a vigorous and competent defense before the court. It at least appears PoM hasn't flipped, but it may be because the USG has already gotten everyone they were much interested in getting now and there's no deal to be had.

smokebreaks · Post by **smokebreaks** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:01 pm

'Silk Road' Laptop Said To Have Dirt On Alleged Sidekick

Law360, New York (June 19, 2018, 9:45 PM EDT) -- A Canadian man on Tuesday denied helping incarcerated Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht run his infamous web bazaar for illegal drugs, and a prosecutor told the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case that the government will use chats from Ulbricht's seized laptop in its effort to convict his alleged right-hand man.

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III accepted a not guilty plea from Roger Thomas Clark, 56, who was extradited to New York on Friday after being in custody in Thailand since December 2015. Judge Pauley set a Sept. 20 follow-up hearing to discuss potential defense motions.

“Not guilty on all charges,” said Clark, who appeared shackled with a shaved head and wearing drab prison grab. Clark appeared to be in good spirits, smiling as he chatted quietly with his defense attorney.

Clark is accused of a slew of offenses including narcotics trafficking conspiracy, distributing narcotics by means of the internet, computer hacking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. He faces a lengthy prison term — a maximum of life — if convicted.

Ulbricht, the once-brash operator of Silk Road who called himself “Dread Pirate Roberts” online, was convicted of operating Silk Road in a trial before U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest in February 2015. Judge Forrest sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison several months later and the Second Circuit upheld the sentence in May 2017.

Clark, like Ulbricht, has exhibited a measure of brashness. In September 2016, the tech website ARS Technica quoted the jailed Clark as saying of the feds, "They don’t have shit on me.” He apparently reasoned that investigators had not gained access to his encrypted devices.

But when the authorities arrested Ulbricht in San Francisco in October 2013, they retrieved his laptop, while still open, and imaged all of it — retrieving what they called “overwhelming” evidence.

That evidence will extend to Clark, prosecutor Michael D. Neff of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday, telling the judge Ulbricht's laptop contains “chat records,” “travel records” and a picture of the passport taken from Clark in Thailand.

Neff also said the feds retrieved devices that Clark had in his possession when he was arrested, but did not comment on what was on them or whether any encrypted device had been accessed.

Neff said Clark has been granted the “extremely” rare privilege of getting daily access to the government's discovery materials while he awaits trial in federal detention.

“They have committed to us that they will do that,” Neff said of the authorities at the Brooklyn federal detention center, where Clark is being held.

Clark's lawyer declined to comment after the arraignment. She told Judge Pauley she needed time to review the government's case.

Clark is represented by Stephanie Carvlin.

The government is represented by Michael D. Neff, Richard Cooper and Timothy T. Howard of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office.

The case is U.S. v. Clark, case number 1:15-cr-00866, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

--Editing by Janice Carter Brown.

She looks like she knows what she's doing.

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Stephanie Carvlin runs her own Manhattan-based law firm, which focuses exclusively on providing representation in federal and state criminal cases. Ms. Carvlin received her Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College. She received her Juris Doctorate with High Honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law. After completing an appellate clerkship with the Honorable T. Clarke Hull in Connecticut, Ms. Carvlin worked as a Staff Attorney in the Appeals Bureau of the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County. Ms. Carvlin rose to Deputy Bureau Chief before leaving to serve as a Staff Attorney in the Trial Bureau of the Bronx County division of the Legal Aid Society of New York.

In 1994, Ms. Carvlin started the firm. In the past decade, she has represented individuals charged with a variety of serious federal and state criminal offenses. She has been involved in some of the most celebrated cases of the day, representing people ranging from police officers accused of misconduct to purported Mafia dons to union officials charged with corruption. She has written on a variety of subjects in the criminal law field.

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:23 am

PoM is getting updated daily on discovery? Good. Carvlin appears to be well qualified to represent Clark, she's done high-profile cases before and won't be in awe of the occasion. Hampshire grad too, really good undergrad school, had a good friend graduate there.

PoM appears to be well represented, let the trial begin. I hope he beats the rap.