Cash deposits and money orders
[QUOTE=SaintPolycarp;6695572]BTT bull shit will fail, indeed they are failing. What they did was nothing but a political circus show. Unless they close all the largest, most proficient and heavily trafficked websites as OnlyFan that peddle independents and "enterprise" based escorts and other adult entertainers equally, just like what Trump did in the early stage of his administration, it's just "fuck them!" A simple enlightening question would be, why only BTT? Why not Taiwanese or Columbian or Brazilian or Russian or the Appalachian Hillbilly or Black agencies?? Yet still, just fuck BTT, who cares?[/QUOTE]Plus the 3 idiots were depositing large amounts of cash into their personal bank accounts and buying large money orders. Pretty easy targets. And yes, still staying low.
Depends on the definition of failure
[QUOTE=SaintPolycarp;6695572]BTT bull shit will fail, indeed they are failing. What they did was nothing but a political circus show. Unless they close all the largest, most proficient and heavily trafficked websites as OnlyFan that peddle independents and "enterprise" based escorts and other adult entertainers equally, just like what Trump did in the early stage of his administration, it's just "fuck them!" A simple enlightening question would be, why only BTT? Why not Taiwanese or Columbian or Brazilian or Russian or the Appalachian Hillbilly or Black agencies?? Yet still, just fuck BTT, who cares?[/QUOTE]IMHO, the three defendants in the VA-MA "trafficking" case are royally screwed, no ifs, ands, or buts. The amount of evidence unveiled to this point is overwhelming, and the feds almost certainly have more in reserve. In fact, I doubt it will come to trial because a competent defense lawyer will likely try to reach a plea deal. From that point of view LE will surely count this as a win.
But the world's oldest profession is nothing if not resilient. This isn't the first bust of this kind, and it won't be the last. Providers and mongers will adapt and move forward, as they always have. In that sense, LE has failed and will continue to fail because consensual adults are not going to stop participating in the hobby. For every agency, individual provider, or monger, who drops out of the game, others will take their place. Sex and money are powerful incentives and LE has never been able to do more than scratch the surface.
As for why this particular agency was targeted, who knows? Maybe some info fell into LE's lap and they just ran with it? But, just like getting a traffic ticket when there are others who were going as fast or faster than you, it doesn't work to say "What about the other guy?" as a protest.
The bigger question, for me, is to what extent mongers are going to resist agency demands for their PII. It's my guess that, unfortunately, too many will continue to think with the small head. Which means that it's only a matter of time before we see a similar situation unfold.