From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On 15 Sep 2025 08:35:04 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
      
   > But "under arrest for money laundering" is what got me. If that's   
   > the case then presumably the stuff isn't really from Sega's old   
   > offices, but part of some plan to fake the resale of pretend   
   > development kits at a huge profit. That's assuming Sega themselves   
   > never really got the cops involved, since the article says Sega   
   > didn't reply to a request for comment so it's not confirmed.   
      
   Money laundering would involve the seizure of the money involved, but that   
   doesn’t seem to have happened here.   
      
   The cops trying to get the guy to formally give up ownership of the goods   
   involved doesn’t make sense from any viewpoint, whether money laundering   
   is involved or not. It smells too much like trying to get Sega off the   
   hook for making a false claim.   
      
   The company refusing to respond to reporters’ questions is all too common   
   when they’ve been caught trying to pull a fast one under the guise of   
   “intellectual property rights” ...   
      
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