Monthly Digital Currency meetup - Burt Wagner "Arrested for selling Bitcoins"

If you have been in the Denver Bitcoin community for more than just a couple months you will have probably heard of Burt Wagner (BurtW in Bitcoinland). He has been tangled up in what is certainly the most public of cases involving person to person bitcoin trading.

BurtW will talk about his experience of being investigated and tracked for 18 months, indicted by a grand jury, arrested, charged with a Federal felony, and thrown into solitary confinement all over simply trading Bitcoins on localbitcoins.com. (http://localbitcoins.com/)

He will also discuss the one year of legal negotiations that led to the charges finally being dropped and the return of most of the property seized in the raid on his home and corporate offices.

We expect the talk to lead into an extensive question and answer session and the discussion of the subjects: Bitcoins, localbitcoins.com (http://localbitcoins.com/), law enforcement tactics, the law, licenses, civil asset forfeiture, the prison system, the justice system, homeland security, the patriot act, surveillance, etc. All of which happened to him personally.

http://www.jmwagner.com/home.html

and

http://www.burtw.com/home.html

Meetup structure this week.

6-6:30 Arrival and Drinks

6:45 Presentation

Recommended Parking at http://www.guarantyparking.com/

Discounted validation cards for this garage in the restaurant for paying guests.

Bitcoins accepted for all purchases of food and beverage along with tips.(Not converted into dollars instantly)

Want to support our meetup with digital currency? Donate bitcoin at this wallet address:

14AfwVtdr4AjARc2UgjFsYkJHYCtiFbUCE

Have another currency you want to donate? Just email us and we will be happy to open a wallet.