#FreeVirgil: Release Virgil Griffith from Prison

#FreeVirgil: Release Virgil Griffith from Prison
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December 2, 2019
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Started by Joseph Delong
Virgil Griffith Arrested by the FBI for allegedly helping DPRK avoid sanctions with cryptocurrency. Virgil was part of 8 individuals that attended the "Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency" conference in North Korea.
He was detained by the FBI at LAX when he was coming back to the US for Thanksgiving.
Here is all pertinent information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-arrest-united-states-citizen-assisting-north-korea
We have contacted the EFF and ACLU. If you have any connections to those two organizations please reach out to me on Twitter @josephdelong
We seek to have Virgil Griffith released from prison and all pending charges dropped.
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Decision Makers
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Southern District of New York
- Honorable Sarah Netburn
- Agent Brandon Cavanaugh
- Ass. US Attorney Kimberly Ravener