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"OIG Investigators found that the DEA paid one airline employee tens of thousands of dollars over the past several years in proceeds from cash seized as a result of their tips. However, the vast majority of those airport seizures aren't accompanied by criminal prosecutions. This has led to years of complaints from civil liberties groups that the DEA is abusing civil asset forfeiture—a practice that allows police to seize cash and other property suspected of being connected to criminal activity such as drug trafficking, even if the owner is never arrested or charged with a crime."

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Let me just pay my rent real quick with my monopoly money

[–] HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Believe it or not there are number of services that you can pay in monero and get a payment in zelle, venmo or a money order.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So no, you're not paying IN monero, you're exchanging through a middle man for a real currency, the USD. If the entity you are paying directly isn't accepting the monopoly money, then it's not the same thing

[–] HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Semantics, but if saying it like that makes more sense to you then sure: I use middleman who accepts monopoly Money from me and pays my rent in "real" money for me.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I can pay my mortgage with Monero if I wish.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bought a house with bitcoin, so..