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Um, why is believeinmermaids.com seized by DHS???
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 0:MV8xODgyNDYxXzMyMjg0NjU3XzgwOTkyNkY2] [quote:john doe 19867504:MV8xODgyNDYxXzMyMjUyMjQzXzQ0MURFMDFG] Here's why the D.O.J. and D.H.S. seized the site. hope it clears up some of your rather uninformed arguments. http://www.irs.gov/irm/part9/irm_09-001-003-cont01.html 9.1.3.4.6 (05-15-2008) 18 USC §286 - Conspiracy to Defraud the Government with Respect to Claims Title 18 USC §286 makes it a crime to enter into an agreement, combination or conspiracy to defraud the United States or any Federal agency by obtaining or aiding to obtain the payment or allowance of any false, fictitious or fraudulent claim. In a prosecution under 18 USC §286, the government must prove that the defendants agreed to engage in a scheme to defraud the government and knew that the objective of the scheme was illegal. The government must also prove that the conspirators agreed to defraud the government by obtaining the payment of false claims against the government. The government need not establish an overt act undertaken in furtherance of the conspiracy in order to prove a violation of 18 USC §286 because, unlike 18 USC §371 (discussed below), a 18 USC §286 conspiracy does not require an overt act. However, as a practical matter, the elements of proof in 18 USC §286 investigations generally do not differ from proof in 18 USC §371 tax investigations, because in most false claims conspiracy investigations the existence of the agreement will be proven by acts that were undertaken in furthering the conspiracy or in consummating the attempt to obtain payment of the claim. 9.1.3.4.7 (05-15-2008) 18 USC §287- False, Fictitious or Fraudulent Claims Title 18 USC §287 prohibits making or presenting to a Federal employee, officer or agency any claim against the United States or any Federal agency with the knowledge that such claim is false, fictitious or fraudulent. 9.1.3.4.7.1 (05-15-2008) 18 USC §287- Elements of the Offense The elements of the offense under 18 USC §287 are: the defendant presented a claim against the Federal government the claim was false, fictitious, or fraudulent the defendant knew that the claim was false, fictitious, or fraudulent Courts have defined both the terms "false" and "fictitious" within the meaning of 18 USC §287 as "untrue when made, and then known to be untrue by the person making it or causing it to be made." The term "fraudulent" in this context has been defined to mean "known to be untrue, and made or caused to be made with the intent to deceive[.] 9.1.3.4.8 (05-15-2008) 18 USC §371- Conspiracy to Commit Offense or to Defraud the United States Title 18 USC §371, the general Federal conspiracy statute, defines the crime of conspiracy as follows: "If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be [guilty of a felony].… If, however, the offense, the commission of which is the object of the conspiracy, is a misdemeanor only, the punishment for such conspiracy shall not exceed the maximum punishment provided for such misdemeanor." The criminal statutes in Title 26 of the USC do not include the crime of conspiracy. Therefore, tax-related conspiracies are generally prosecuted under 18 USC §371. [/quote] :putin: Look at the page's source code. This should be enough to let you know that the seizure was bogus. You fell for a viral marketing campaign. [/quote]
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can someone answer this please. is this a sick joke or what?
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