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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in nor steal, for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.“
Matthew 6:19-20 MEV
Willie Sutton acquired two nicknames, “The Actor” and “Slick Willie,” for his ingenuity in executing robberies in various disguises. Fond of expensive clothes, Sutton was described as being an immaculate dresser.
Although he was a bank robber, Sutton had the reputation of a gentleman; in fact, people present at his robberies stated he was quite polite. One victim said witnessing one of Sutton’s robberies was like being at the movies, except the usher had a gun. When asked why he robbed banks, Sutton simply replied, “Because that’s where the money is.”
FBI History, Famous Cases and Criminals: Willie Sutton
Crypto Currencies
Resources
- Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Essential Guide to Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin (PDF)
- Theft of Crypto Currencies
- Security Affairs, 2-23-2025 – Lazarus APT stole $1.5B from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever
- CoinDesk, 2-21-2025 – North Korean Hackers Were Behind Crypto’s Largest ‘Theft of All Time’
- U.S. Government
- CNBC Tech, 11-7-2022 – Feds announce seizure of $3.36 billion in bitcoin stolen a decade ago from illegal Silk Road marketplace—the second-largest crypto recovery U.S. authorities seized about 50,676 bitcoin, then valued at over $3.36 billion, from Zhong during a search of his house in Gainesville, Georgia, on Nov. 9, 2021, the DOJ said. It is the DOJ’s second-largest financial seizure to date, following its seizure of $3.6 billion in allegedly stolen cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 hack of the crypto exchange Bitfinex, which the DOJ announced in February.
- Reuters, 2-9-2022 – U.S. accuses couple of laundering $4.5 bln in bitcoin tied to 2016 hack It was the Justice Department’s biggest financial seizure, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said, adding in a statement that it shows cryptocurrency is “not a safe haven for criminals.”
John White
Rockwall, Texas
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