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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1262959, member: 15929&quot;]United States In the <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/United_States" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/United_States"><span style="color: #0645ad">United States</span></a>, <b>Receipt of stolen property</b> is a <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Federal_crime" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Federal_crime"><span style="color: #0645ad">federal crime</span></a> under <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code"><span style="color: #0645ad">18 U.S.C.</span></a> <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2315.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2315.html" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #3366bb">§ 2315</span></a>, defined as knowingly receive, conceal, or dispose of stolen property with a value at least $5,000 that is part of <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Interstate_commerce" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/wiki/Interstate_commerce"><span style="color: #0645ad">interstate commerce</span></a> (i.e., been transported across state lines).</p><p>A person can be found guilty of that offense only if all of the following facts are proven:</p><ul> <li>The person received or concealed or stored or disposed of items of stolen property.</li> <li>The items were moving as, or constituted a part of, interstate commerce.</li> <li>The items had a value in excess of $5,000.</li> <li><i><b>The person acted knowingly and willfully.</b></i></li> </ul><p>Seems to me, that buying these off of eBay or Teletrade does NOT constitute &quot;knowing&quot; that the items were stolen which would eliminate the possibility pf prosecution under any statute for &quot;possessing stolen property&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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